New York Times takes a step backwards

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I read a lot of newspapers, and anywhere I travel, I read the local papers. I don't recall many newspapers that publish the regular editorial page (generally on regional, center city, state, and national issues), and a separate page for micro-local issues.

The Philadelphia Inquirer does publish localized editorials in their regional sections, maybe every day, Monday through Friday. See Regional Commentary.

And through this week, the New York Times did the same in their Saturday/Sunday weekly regional sections (equivalent to the Extra sections published by the Washington Post. See this page, N.Y./Region Opinions for the last example.

This is something that I wish the Washington Post would do. They do publish a page of longer reader pieces on Sundays in the Outlook section. But that''s not enough. This kind of page would provide more opportunities for reader participation as well as opportunities for more writing about local issues, including oversight of government.

(Flickr photo by Easternblot.)