Palladium-Item managing editor Mickey Johnson spoke to the Club and discussed moving the printing of the paper to Indianapolis, causing the loss of jobs at the Richmond plant, but added that the move is the industry trend.
He assured members that the local paper has no plans to close, despite the fact that Seattle, Denver, and Ann Arbor are presently without a local press. He discussed P-I Live and the impact the plan has on perpetuating interest in local affairs, despite declining circulation. The speaker emphasized that print media will always be of great use because it tells in greater depth the meaning of the news than does radio and television.