Overall, I agree with Beth's argument. By stressing the importance of the editorial/opinion section of newspapers, she demonstrates her value of the general public and their opinions. I believe a strong characteristic of newspapers today is that they allow for newsworthy information and localized opinions from the general public. Additionally, newspapers supply the public with government/public policy information that otherwise would not be known.
However, I find the sudden attention drawn to the topic to be a bit too indulged. With the current newspaper calamity, journalism has been under scrutiny in relation to defending democracy. As well, in the past people have more often been disappointed with the poor work journalists deliver due to uncovering skewed and insignificant information for entertainment value. Suddenly, critics defend the honorable and deeply valued newspaper industry. Jack Shafer clearly explains the abrupt drama revolved around the demise of democracy within the newspaper industry.
Interestingly, a Pew Research Center poll states that less than half of Americans "say that losing their local newspaper would hurt civic life in their community a lot. " With this in mind, it's easy to see that while newspapers do provide insightful and newsworthy information, more than half of Americans can easily live without their daily newspaper. I believe a more accurate way of analyzing the current newspaper situation is to look further into the way daily news stories strongly impact the democratic nature of Americans today.
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