Media Minutes: July 24, 2009

Media Minutes for July 24, 2009
Producer: Stevie Converse and Candace Clement
Length: 5:01


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The closing of the Bay State Banner, Boston's only black-owned community newspaper, is another example of the systemic crisis facing journalism. And Verizon is back in the Massachusetts legislature with a new video franchise bill that could harm community media.

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