TWT Writer: WaPo's Soul Died Long Ago

As WaPo writers are still reeling from the shock of having their newspaper sold this week, TWT columnist and Drudge‘s Charlie Hurt took a stab at it this morning, recalling the treasure it once compared to what it is now.

He writes that this week’s sale to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is a jolting reminder that “newspapers have committed themselves to a slow and painful suicide.” He talks about growing up in a one-stoplight town and picking up 12 pounds of newspaper for his father from the post office.

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