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A newspaper vanished from the internet. Did someone pay to kill it?

  • 1.  A newspaper vanished from the internet. Did someone pay to kill it?

    Posted Dec 20, 2022 04:40 PM

    "The Hook, a beloved Charlottesville weekly, closed a decade ago but its archives lived on - until its 22,000 stories were suddenly taken offline in June. Former staffers have theories about its mystery buyer..."

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/14/hook-charlottesville-vanished-archive/

    Apologies for the fact this is behind a paywall, but hopefully most of us have access to WaPo through out institutions.

    Michele



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