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157:"It's unfortunate but, especially in this economy, some advertisers feel like they can flex their muscles when there's commentary that they don't like," says Ed Otte of the Colorado Press Association. "Newspapers need to withstand these kinds of threats."
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165:(UGC) platform Pluck from all online newspapers owned by Swift Communications. The ability for readers to leave comments about articles was removed. Editors with Swift felt the inability of their
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372:Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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821:. Media Decoder - New York Times
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1038:"Your Not So "Local Newspaper""
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