So, as men become more equal and individualism more of a menace, newspapers are more necessary. The belief that they just guaranteed freedom would diminish their importance; they sustain civilization.

– Alexis de Tocqueville

If Tocqueville believed this in the 1800s, then how does it apply today?

What happens when newspapers fade? What replaces them?

Tocqueville, Alexis de. Democracy in America. London, Penguin Publishing Group, 2003. pg 601