Chuck forwarded this great article on why Newspapers need to become community activists.
In short, the news industry must become far more active, learning from online colleagues like Josh Marshall and Markos Moulitsas, who are not afraid to make the connection between news reporting and civic activism.
The viral power of passionate activsim is not something to be ignored. How can we present a passionate, activist voice without adversely affecting the trusted Gazette brand? Some highly successful brands and business models have been created around extreme editorial opinion.
