I'm still mostly optimistic. I think there was a lot of redundancies and too many papers were just printing wire stories and not adding a whole lot of value.

Today, I think for major stories at a state, national, or international level, there are still lots of journalists and reporters doing quality work. Even derided publishers like Buzzfeed are doing some really good work among the listicles.

I'm more worried about the local level. Who's going to cover local school board meetings or neighborhood news? Maybe that stuff doesn't need to be covered, I don't really know, but it feels like a loss.

For the first time in about 20 years, I'm thinking about subscribing to my local paper again.