"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..."
John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
Monday, April 6, 2009
Newspaper follow-up
The always prescient Michael Kinsley piles on to Jack Shafer's story below. Let's stop all the hand wringing about newspapers.