many news, information and quality comments, leisurely navigated from the comfort of your living room. You can think, reason, and calmly work out the pros and cons of various views as you read. Even those who use electronic media frequently, still like our paper and get extremely angry at the poor quality of printed journalism that we routinely see these days. This is certainly my case, and I am confident that I am not alone. So, please do consider the idea. As others may start their retreat, you are in a good position to fill the gap and, in the process, do a very great service to our Democracy. Feet Slipper: 14 Jun 2012 12:32:30pm You could of course be lulled into thinking that all the news is altruistic, especially to the more leftish views. I am not saying that they are bised, however, in this day and age, I find myself reading the subtext of nearly every article. It's my suspicion of writers, pushing barrows. Just as the Drum, inadvertently, and quite innocently, publishes comments with posters masquerading under different pseuds, to reinforce their views. Raskul: With respect to radio and television the ABC is one of many suppliers in these fiercely competitive markets. This provides considerable diversity in news coverage and commentator viewpoints. However, Murdoch papers have a monopoly in many Australian towns and cities. We therefore need a requirement that newspapers which enjoy a monopoly in any town or city should be required to give one or