newspapers as government documents

A visit to the Library of Congress' Newspapers and Current Periodicals Reading Room might allow you to look at Colonial newspapers, particularly those that printed versions of state constitutions and the Declaration of Independence. These documents are pretty spectacular pieces that indicate the use of something we expect to show up on our doorstep (or in our internet browser these days) can function as a vehicle for posterity.

While perhaps not as dramatic, today's Washington Post includes a PDF of the Iraq Study Group Report's Executive Summary. A tiny morsel to give the general public information about those that govern.

For those who want to read the whole thing, go here