While I’m on the subject of newspapers, I’m such a media geek that I always tote home a copy of the area’s paper when I travel. I like to compare these papers to Raleigh’s.
I did the same in Milwaukee, and let me say how impressed I am with the quality of Milwaukee’s paper, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Sentinel reporter Dave Umhoefer won a 2008 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. From the story (emphasis mine):
Journal Sentinel Editor Martin Kaiser said the story reflected the newspaper’s commitment to local news, digging deep on important issues and making a difference in the community.
That’s what I’d like to see from our local paper. An unobtainable goal?