Unfortunately, nobody cares anymore except journalists and former journalists. And we have become so inwardly looking and at times full of self-pity that rest of the world, who gets its information from the vast Internet and social media portals, has past us by. Mourn the closings, but remember we are still at the station while the trains have left years ago. Look at those papers that you worked at in Detroit. At this point in time, there is a good chance they won’t be around in a year. I hate to say survival is a fact of life but its better than extinction.

I couldn’t agree more. This is a sad day for what was, most certainly, a national even international newspaper. And the decision reflects a misreading of its audience, which is the best educated in the nation and expects a sophisticated read. When we moved to Washington in the mid-1990s, my wife–a born New Yorker–found herself missing the New York Times (where I currently work) not at all. The Post delivered a sophisticated national and international report, and erudite movie, art and book critics and coverage, not to mention a fine magazine. To claim now, as Brauchli does, that the Washington Post is returning to its local roots, is ridiculous. Brauchl’s intellectual dishonesty and lack of courage adds to my dismay at this move

Best

Michael.