Young Players, Serious Injuries - The New York Times

Another on long list of why newspapers as institutions are still so important. Who is likely to do this kind of story other than an institution like the NYTimes? Local newspapers ought to understand again why this kind of reporting is so important and why the resources are worth allocating to make it happen. To make it successful, however, readers and POTENTIAL readers need to be told of what is being done. In the case of this story, links ought to be circulated to every high school in the US, including every high school newspaper.