I teach a class at Clark College Community Education concerning “hot topics” in civics. The Columbian’s Will Campbell and retired Clark journalism professor Dee Anne Finken came to make a presentation concerning the decline of local news as well as The Columbian’s fascinating family history and current place in our community.
Having a local newspaper so committed to covering the unique issues in our community is becoming an endangered species. Newspaper readers — this is our cause! This is how we learn about our own government, our police, our candidates, our concerns. At a time when newspapers — and real, accountable, certifiable, news is so threatened, the students and I all exulted at how fortunate Vancouver is — to have both a newspaper of its outstanding caliber, and the innovation and thoughtfulness of Will Campbell representing us.
We threw many questions at Will — and he answered them all.
