The Denver Gazette: There is one single profession mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. 

Journalism.

“Congress shall make no law  … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”

That’s because our profession isn’t just a profession; it’s an essential civic cornerstone. The free press has always been one of the central pillars holding up the foundation of our democracy. 

But what is happening through neglect in our states right now, as more and more newspapers close, is exactly what authoritarians do by fiat: Limit the flow of information, keeping the citizens who are supposed to run the country in the dark. Welcome to the accidental autocracy, folks. 

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