Bloggers Can't Fill the Gap Left by Shrinking Press Corps

The Washington Post reports:

Across the nation, it's not just that fewer reporters are covering state government; newspapers and TV stations are also devoting far less space and time to that news.

Does that mean citizens are less well-informed? Do blogs and other new media fill in where old media are cutting back? Is it really a loss if reporters cover fewer legislative debates?

An interesting article about news coverage of government.