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A 1950s-60s Golden Age for newspapers?

MEMORIES: It was more like fool’s gold, recalls a veteran Bay Area journalist and teacher
If there was ever a “Golden Age of Newspapers,” it was long before my half century in journalism and  if there was, “golden” referred to advertising revenue when newspapers were the primary means of getting out a commercial or personal message. In terms of quality, I don’t think there ever was  a “Golden Age,” although from our tarnished times of confronting a digital tsunami, looking back may seem brighter than looking forward.