tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post371374452048003612..comments2023-11-03T08:09:15.690-05:00Comments on The Conservative Media: Death of the A2 News is a blow to DemocracyCommunications guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-6055123230036892892009-03-26T21:02:00.000-05:002009-03-26T21:02:00.000-05:00Yes, the loss of the Ann Arbor News is a blow to d...Yes, the loss of the Ann Arbor News is a blow to democracy. Yes, mundane coverage of school boards, township boards, planning commissions, village councils and city councils. Who is going to serve as a watchdog on those government bodies now? The answer is no one, and no one but newspapers provide that kind of coverage. Republicans are the ones who hate governments and are always saying it is Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-50089151131976962312009-03-26T20:34:00.000-05:002009-03-26T20:34:00.000-05:00You were “making a light-hearted joke?” I don’t be...You were “making a light-hearted joke?” I don’t believe that. You have personally attacked me, and now I’m supposed to believe you’re making a light-hearted joke?” That’s BS.<BR/><BR/>No, low wages didn’t play a role. “They were generally in a monopoly situation?” That’s 100 percent wrong. Many cities had two or more daily newspapers, but now some, like Ann Arbor, have none. The fact is there areCommunications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-82904207238454413042009-03-26T19:42:00.000-05:002009-03-26T19:42:00.000-05:00By the way, your "blow to democracy" phrase is mor...By the way, your "blow to democracy" phrase is more melodramatic nonsense.<BR/><BR/>The Ann Arbor News did nothing to protect democracy. They offered relatively boring and mundane coverage while making huge profits for years. When the profits went away, their owners shut them down. <BR/><BR/>The Ann Arbor News gave 10 times more coverage to Michigan sports than it did to investigative or in-depthkevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359743973083905789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-84022026717120686442009-03-26T19:29:00.000-05:002009-03-26T19:29:00.000-05:00Geez. Lighten up a bit will ya? And try to actuall...Geez. Lighten up a bit will ya? And try to actually read what is written.<BR/><BR/>I said you were "scoped" by another reporter because that's what you wrote. I was making a light-hearted joke about a typo. I'm fine with typos on blogs. We all make them. But this one was inadvertently funny. You were scoped by a reporter. Think about it. Laugh.<BR/><BR/>But no. You have to go into attack mode. I kevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359743973083905789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-27115490789184455212009-03-25T19:01:00.000-05:002009-03-25T19:01:00.000-05:00Yes, I was scooped by another reporter, as was jus...Yes, I was scooped by another reporter, as was just about every other reporter. I don’t know if “we really need to know that” or not, but you didn’t have to read it or comment on it.<BR/><BR/>Your “newspaper friends?” Right. There is no doubt reporters are underpaid, but I never met a reporter who got into the profession for the money. Your crack about “you did get a dollar for every meeting you Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-19853338003695660692009-03-25T15:39:00.000-05:002009-03-25T15:39:00.000-05:00You were scoped by another reporter? Do we really ...You were scoped by another reporter? Do we really need to know that?<BR/><BR/>My guess is you did get a dollar for every meeting you covered. From what my newspaper friends tell me, newspapers were pretty stingy with what they paid reporters. Maybe that has something to do with the mess they are in.kevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359743973083905789noreply@blogger.com