"7"^^ . . "2007-08-15T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . "Since The Arizona Republic disemboweled itself (corporate-style) earlier this year, they took an already weak big-city daily (which relied heavily on AP wire stuff) and are flying downhill. Never mind the fact that the paper is routinely criticized for being in bed with downtown, big-business and real estate interests. Very rarely does the paper take courageous investigative approaches - they instead settle for overly focused watered down community reporting. \n\nI rarely turn to the USA Today-owned Republic for my news consumption because the reporting is rarely comprehensive or relevant. . \n\nWhen your serious big-city newspaper finds itself having to resort to social networking web strategies to keep the lowest common denominator satisfied, you know your newspaper has lost any shred of credibility. \n\nNext!"^^ . "5"^^ . . "20"^^ . .