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Editorial: Changes at Ala. newspapers

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By Mark Wilder - email

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  • Thursday, May 16 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-16 23:20:04 GMT
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;

  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:20:07 GMT
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-09 23:20:06 GMT
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -

Last week three major daily newspapers in Alabama, The Birmingham News, The Mobile Press-Register and The Huntsville Times, laid off about 400 employees.   The newspapers will cut back their printing schedules and focus on digital. 

We hate to see anyone lose their jobs in Alabama, but we can't fault the newspapers for the layoffs…  we don't know the  specifics of their financial situations.

We do hate to see this size cutback in an industry that is as important to the public welfare as the news media.   While the papers will continue to publish online, they will not have the human resource that they once had.

People should seek multiple sources of news, and all media play an important role in informing the public.  With this size cutback in three of the state's biggest print outlets, all media in Alabama, including television newsrooms, must be more committed than ever to covering the communities we serve.  We at WSFA 12 News will be.

We feel for our print news brethren who lost their jobs, and we wish them well.

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