Requiem for Austin American Statesman

This is a good article by Mr. Zipp. Maudlin but good. What's Ben Sargent going to do? These cartoonists who had cushy set-ups at daily papers don't know what it's like to scrounge for their next meal. No offense, I'm just a freelancer at heart. Some of the guys I knew who got jobs on staff at dailies so internalized the editorial stance of their papers they became like chunks of dead wood.
Zipp: Departures bring us closer to a new era in newspapers