Ding Dong the Mainstream Press is Dead

[mudcub]

I have a theory that it's a good idea to only have enemies who are older than you are. That way, when they die, you can piss on their grave.

Comments

[karusf]

um.....if they've stopped publishing, where exactly are you gonna find a copy to piss on? And in this depressed economy, with WS bottoms begging for a hot steamy load of piss, might there not be a more interesting thing to do with one's bodily fluids?

[mudcub]

Their webpage is still up at:

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/

I'm just going to print out the first page. It's a purely symbolic gesture.

[altf4ljdrama]

I can give you a log in for the e-Edition if you really want to take it to the "9th" degree.

I hadn't known this about their editorial staff. Hopefully things have changed since then.

[mudcub]

No, the paper is owner by conservative MediaNews Group Inc., who bought both the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post. Both papers endorsed George W. Bush in 2004.

Not quite

[altf4ljdrama]

RMN was owned by Scripps (Howard), which has owned it since 1922. They were forced into a "JOA" in 2001 with the horrid MediaNews Group though, who underhandedly destroyed the Salt Lake Tribune as well (Utah's independent voice). Dean Singleton forced the Trib to endorse G.W. Bush in '04 and start endorsements again - something they hadn't done for decades.

Re: Not quite

[mudcub]

Oh yeah! That's what I was thinking of. To everyone out there, Dean Singleton is an absolute tool: a right wing media asshole who contributes heavily to Republican campaigns and uses his newspapers as propaganda to promote his personal politics.

[danbearnyc]

There are better, happier ways to use your piss. Don't waste it.

[progbear]

Take a big, steaming dump on it for me too while you’re at it.

[nebris]

I did not know that. I now feel better about their demise. =)

~M~