1.0link154594<![CDATA[Media Bailout Sparks Debate]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/31/media-bailout-sparks-deba_n_154594.htmlConnecticut lawmaker Frank Nicastro sees saving the local newspaper as his duty. But others think he and his colleagues are setting a worrisome precedent for government involvement in the U.S. press.
Nicastro represents Connecticut's 79th assembly district, which includes Bristol, a city of about 61,000 people outside Hartford, the state capital. Its paper, The Bristol Press, may fold within days, along with The Herald in nearby New Britain.