26 THE QUEENS COURIER • JULY 26, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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editorial
Give local journalism a real boost
In the infancy of his administration, President John F. Kennedy spoke in
April 1961 of the importance of the press in America, pointing out that it is
“the only business in America specifi cally protected by the Constitution.”
But in 2018, it’s getting more and more diffi cult for news organizations
to fulfi ll their duties because of the fi nancial obligations they face — as evidenced
by the fresh round of layoff s the New York Daily News suff ered this
week.
Half of the editorial staff was wiped out. Gone were the editor-in-chief, the
managing editor, the director of content, a court reporter, the politics editor,
a theater reviewer and many other reporters, photographers and staff
members.
It’s no secret that the Daily News has been hemorrhaging red ink for years
now, losing millions of dollars in recent years. Even so, the editorial staff continued
to turn out exposes revealing abuses and mismanagement in government,
such as the lead paint crisis gripping the city’s public housing stock.
As reports of the Daily News layoff s spread, local lawmakers — including
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who aren’t always
keen on what the Daily News publishes — nonetheless slammed Tronc, the
paper’s parent company, for dropping the ax on so many talented people and
urged them to either reconsider or sell the publication.
Still, words and calls for action aren’t what’s needed to keep the journalism
industry in America robust amid shift ing industrial dynamics and unnecessary,
job-killing newsprint tariff s.
Every year, the city and state spend tens of millions of dollars on tax credits
for the fi lm and television industry. Th ese credits have provided jobs for
thousands of New Yorkers and pumped millions more dollars back into the
local economy. It’s truly a win-win deal for both the government and the
industry.
Th e state and city should off er similar tax credits to print media organizations
that employ a certain number of journalists to cover their communities.
We’re not talking about a direct government subsidy that creates dependency,
but rather a tax credit program that enables publishers to not only retain
the reporters they have, but also hire more staff to better serve their coverage
area.
Th ese credits must given serious consideration, for local journalism is critical
to checking the power of government, exposing abuses and protecting
the people they serve.
Th is publication, in spite of the various challenges facing the industry, continues
to thrive thanks to the support of its readers and advertisers. But we
believe a tax credit program will further enable us — and so many other local
papers nationwide — to be your eyes, ears and voice.
We hope our elected offi cials are reading — and listening.
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