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Tue Jun-03-08 09:07 AM
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Let's list the nation's WORST Newspapers |
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My nominee is The Buffalo News - This sorry excuse of a publication isn't fit to wrap the mercury laden fish dredged from the waters of Lake Erie. Check out the response to this blog entry regarding Karl Rove: http://buffalonews.typepad.com/opinion/2008/06/extension-of-re.html#commentsYour turn.
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:08 AM
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:14 AM
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...the Florida newspaper controlled by the $cientologists.
I forget which one it is, but I remember reading about one that censored criticism of the dangerous cult.
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:17 AM
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7. No contest....Although the New York Post gives them a run sometimes.... |
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:19 AM
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9. But, The Post doesn't even try to put on the pretense of a "legitimate"... |
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...news organization, where as that's all the Washington Times does.
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:09 AM
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:13 AM
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4. San Diego Union Tribune |
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Nearly all the articles come from the news wire and are not even written by their own staff. It's pretty fucking sad.
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:16 AM
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6. No wonder Blackwater wanted to open a branch office there... |
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:21 AM
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10. Also grossly supportive of the War on Drugs (nt) |
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:19 AM
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Whose primary purpose is to publicize the doings of the power brokers in town while ignoring the other 95 percent of the population, the sort where the editor got his job by marrying the daughter of the publisher, the sort where news consists of community and church group meetings.
By the time I was 12 years old I was planning a violent coup to take over my local rag and put in place someone who could use proper grammar.
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:26 AM
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11. The Cleveland Plain Dealer. n/t |
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Tue Jun-03-08 09:33 AM
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12. Detroit News/Free Press, San Francisco Chronicle, |
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and many more.
it is much easier to name the half-dozen good papers in the country. The rest are written for simpering idiots.
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Tue Jun-03-08 10:06 AM
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13. Dallas Morning News...hands down...owned by Belo...Bush buddy |
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and those of us in the DFW area know that best.
Below owns both the Dallas Morning News and local ABC affiliate here Channel 8.
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Tue Jun-03-08 10:10 AM
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fortunatley, it's too crappy to be relevant.
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Tue Jun-03-08 10:14 AM
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15. Richmond Times-Dispatch (aka The Rich, White Times - Detached) |
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http://www.timesdispatch.com/cva/ric/times_dispatch.htmlAh, my beloved Richmond. Official Home of the Second Place Trophy: mikey_the_rat
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Tue Jun-03-08 10:40 AM
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16. The Sacramento Bee is only good for lining bird cages |
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Tue Jun-03-08 10:49 AM
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17. There is no news in "The Buffalo News" |
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Tue Jun-03-08 10:56 AM
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18. They wax poetic about some of the area's most repugnant individuals |
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That racist old coot Jimmy Griffin. Carl Paladino, Chris Alf and Larry Quinn.
That community is stuck on stupid.
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Tue Jun-03-08 11:09 AM
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the Dallas Morning News. Right-wing rag that only publishes "news" after it's been approved by the Dallas establishment.
Interestingly, the smaller Dallas-area paper, the Star Telegram (of Ft. Worth) can be surprisingly good at times.
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Tue Jun-03-08 11:59 AM
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20. The Daily Oklahoman was named worst paper in American by both the American Journalism Review and |
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the Columbia Journalism Review in the same year a few years back. And they were both right. That newspaper is horrible. It is owned by the Gaylord family, who own tons of property in Oklahoma City and Nashville and who are extremely conservative. But it's not just their politics that are suspect--their ethics are as well. They run campaigns about various local issues without disclosing that they have a financial stake in the outcome. As an example, there was once a big debate about whether or not the city would approve a new "Bass Pro Shop" (complete with all kinds of financial incentives) in the then-newly revitalized "Bricktown" part of downtown. The Oklahoman vigorously supported the plan, and never once shared with the public the fact that the same people who owned the newspaper also had a stake in Bass Pro Shops.
So the politics are right-wing and their ethics are suspect. But they top it all off with a ton of sloppy writing, an insufficient copy-editing staff, and all around shoddy journalism. Perhaps its improved in the three years since I left Oklahoma, but I doubt it.
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Tue Jun-03-08 12:09 PM
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21. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Washington Times, |
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Baltimore Enquirer.
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Tue Jun-03-08 12:11 PM
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22. I'd have to go with USA Today; 'LipService USA' would be a better title...n/t |
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Constant Bush love fest (Jeb too) for the last 8 years.
Tiresome endless Cuba bashing.
Tiresome endless Chavez bashing.
Insane apologists for voter fraud.
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