State of Newspapers Priority For Senate Commerce Committee

Jessica Rosenworcel, an aide to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), said Wednesday that he is concerned about the health of newspapers and broadcast properties. "We would like to talk a little bit about the future of journalism and the future of the broadcast medium," she told the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. She said the committee was concerned about "the diminished state of the newspaper industry and the consequences that has for the media market at large."