Why I Don't Subscribe to the Clarion-Ledger
Jul 29, 2006 09:22 Filed in: Mississippi/Jackson
Occasionally,
I tell myself that I ought to subscribe to the
Clarion-Ledger. Who knows? After all, it is the paper
of record for central Mississippi. I might be losing
out on a nugget of news that could change my life.
When these thoughts appear, the C-L invariably pulls something that makes me realize that it, and the Gannet chain of which it is a part, is interested only in maximizing its profits and consequently must, in servicing that prime directive, strive to dominate the printed news media in the Jackson metro area. Its recent scheme to drive independent publications out of business with its exclusive plastic boxes merely reinforces my conviction that the state would be better off without the Clarion-Ledger.
The Jackson Free Press, one of the publications targeted by the C-L, is running a blog on the scam.
So once again, I'll read someone else's copy and hold my nose.
When these thoughts appear, the C-L invariably pulls something that makes me realize that it, and the Gannet chain of which it is a part, is interested only in maximizing its profits and consequently must, in servicing that prime directive, strive to dominate the printed news media in the Jackson metro area. Its recent scheme to drive independent publications out of business with its exclusive plastic boxes merely reinforces my conviction that the state would be better off without the Clarion-Ledger.
The Jackson Free Press, one of the publications targeted by the C-L, is running a blog on the scam.
So once again, I'll read someone else's copy and hold my nose.
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