Many of my post have been about the decline in newspapers, both with their finances and circulation, but there is a side of newspapers that hasn't been discussed, the editorial part.

Newspapers are to be watchdogs for a community, town, state and even the nation. Many times newspapers run in depth stories about corruption in state and local offices. 

This was the case with the Detroit Free Press, when they ran a story about a text message scandal that led to the resignation and jailing of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. 

This story also led to the 9th Pulitzer Prize for Gannett. Which is a great accomplishment. Obtaining this award shows that newspapers are continuing to serve the purpose they set out to.