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Senator John Kerry calls a hearing on the future of newspapers as "The Boston Globe" faces the threat of closure. A look at the fate of the newspaper industry in the midst of a recession.
Senator John Kerry, is a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
Alan Mutter, is a former newspaper editor who later ran three Silicon Valley companies. He comments on the impact of technology on the media at his blog, Reflections of a Newsosaur, at newsosaur.blogspot.com.
Jane Hall, is an Associate Professor of Journalism at American University. She covered the media for nine years for the Los Angeles Times.
Rem Rieder, is Editor and Senior Vice President of the American Journalism Review.
Martin Kaiser, is Editor of the Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel and President of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
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