Community Journalism in the Times of an Economic Crisis

In recent months there has been a great deal of hand wringing in the national media around the global economic meltdown. We hear about the failure of banks, large payouts to executies, and the downward turn of the financial markets.

Locally, our media has focused on the city's budget gap with the only fix an increase of taxes on working people and making "touch choices" about city services.

What has been sorely lacking in the discussion is a true picture of what this crisis looks like for the half of Philadelphians struggling to put food on the table - those who now face being laid off or losing their house.

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