Why Not Bail Out Newspapers?

The first medianote of the Spring 2009 semester is a National Public Radio story about the French government possibly bailing out that nation's leading newspapers. It turns out that changing media habits and a weak economy is hurting newspapers in other countries too.

Questions discussed by Mass Comm 101 students were...

•Do newspapers have any real vvvalue to France, the U.S., or any other democracy? If so, what?
•What could newspapers do to attract yoounger readers?
•Does a newspaper bailout make any sense for the U.S. or France?