Employees of the Akron Beacon Journal have started a website, http://www.wearethebeacon.com/, where they worry about the future of their paper.

They claim to be profitable and a "holding high the torch of vigilant, independent journalism." I have no idea how profitable they are, but their independence is certainly in question. The ABJ is known for having sometimes an indistinguishable line between their op-eds and columns. Their bias is clearly liberal.

The print media is slowly dying and being replaced by new media outlets. Personally, I'm much more comfortable with the "new media" because many credible blogs, publications and tv shows are very open about biases and they leave it up to you to decide. I can't say the same for the Akron Fish Wrapper.

Let the Akron Beacon Journal die.

Hat Tip: the always interesting and pedantic George Nemeth