Today’s WSJ editorial on the ridiculous proposal for a state bailout of Philly’s newspapers pretty much hits the nail on the head. But I’d differ slightly with the last line of the editorial: “The fastest way to kill a newspaper is to make it dependent on the politicians it is supposed to cover.” In fact, there are lots of papers in the world that rely on ongoing infusions of taxpayer funds. Which raises a question–if this bailout goes through, do we start referring to the “semi-official Philadelphia Inquirer,” or the “state-financed Philadelphia Daily News“?