Included in the massive cuts at the state’s major newspapers, all editorial pages will be eliminated. That’s akin to eliminating those pages in Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville.

Is it a local paper if you don’t have an editorial board to weigh in on matters of local importance, to call out the school board and complain about lousy streets? Is it a local paper if you rely on stringers to cover the big football games and miss the Cinderalla story that a beat reporter would’ve nailed?

Advance seems to think a local newspaper is three things: a small group of reporters, advertisers who need your paper whether it’s published three days or seven, and some readers. Fewer, every day. — More.

It was tough watching this from inside a newsroom. It is tougher watching it from the outside now.

UPDATE: Trace Sharp has a thoughtful post.