Religion to 'Save' Newspapers?

One might argue that people’s devotion to newsprint has a certain amount of religious fervor to it. However! Stephen Bates’ plan to ‘save’ newspapers may be taking that idea a leetle too far. Behold: Bates thinks newspapers should declare themselves a religion.

If the press really wants to secure its future, here’s a modest proposal: It ought to declare itself a religion. The tax benefits, as the accountants say, would be substantial—and there would be other advantages, too…Then there’s the legal conflict that keeps landing journalists behind bars.

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