Gannett ends online comments for a majority of its news sites

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Gannett ended online commenting for most of its news sites Wednesday, citing difficulties in dedicating staff to moderate comment sections.

Some of Gannett’s larger outlets including the Detroit Free Press, The Arizona Republic and The Cincinnati Enquirer will retain online comments. However, the vast majority of the company’s roughly 200 dailies will no longer allow readers to post comments directly to their websites.

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