The Last American Newspaper: An Institution in Peril, Through the Eyes of a Small-Town Editor

In recent years, the news media has been attacked for providing inaccurate information. In addition, there has been a diminishing number of local newspapers, often due to the economic needs of corporate owners. Independent newspapers are a source of unrestricted examination of local issues. "When authoritarians subvert democracy, the first thing they do is kill the messenger of free-flowing information." Ken Tingley was the editor of The Post-Star in Glens Falls, New York, from 1999 to 2020.