Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Another newspaper with rural interests closes its news bureau in the nation's capital

The trend of fewer reporters in Washington covering news for mainstream news outlets, especially those with rural interests, continues.

Agri-Pulse reports, "Marc Heller, who has been setting the pace for coverage of dairy legislation daily , who has been setting the pace for coverage of dairy legislation for daily newspapers over the last 15 years, closed the Washington bureau of New York’s Watertown Daily Times at the end of last month. Alan Emory opened the bureau in 1950. Heller covers agricultural issues for BNA publications." That's the Bureau of National Affairs, which provides specialized, detailed reporting on issues and has hired many journalists who have seen their jobs at mainstream media outlets disappear.

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