Texas Tribune: “The decision marks an end to 68 years of publication… The closing of the Observer raises questions about whether small progressive publications can survive the digital and demographic transformation of journalism and the information ecosystem during a time of rapid social and technological change.”
Texas Observer Shuts Down
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