Paul E. Steiger is editor-in-chief of ProPublica. The following are his remarks delivered at the Federal Trade Commission’s “News Media Workshop” held on December 1 and 2, 2009:

Thank you to the Commission staff for inviting me to be here today—and thank you to the Commission, and particularly Chairman Leibowitz, for sharing the concern that many of us feel about the state of the news business, and the implications for democratic governance.