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Public newspapers

Many media organizations are failing; classified and other ads going elsewhere, paper subscription rates falling

Provide tax credits for those who subscribe or donate to ones that have a board chosen by the subscribers

Recognize that oversight of government and community is more important than the average charity, and can eliminate the need for some charities

Corporate-owned news is a conflict of interest, media should answer to the readers and be agents of the citizens

A common good, unlike personal goods where people pay for something specific for them