Nope
Please explain to me how people not wanting to support a pile of garbage and book burning are remotely the same thing?
The Register was already dying. I can only speak for myself but I hope it’s the catalyst that leads to a quick death and a replacement. I want a local paper but the Register can never be that anymore. There’s to much baggage. It is better than nothing but I see it dying now as our only hope for a paper long term (ie longer than 5-10 years).
For those trying to 'protect' the Register, saying we are better off with it than without it, I certainly don't disagree. That being said, they and all the other print media that is dying needs to adapt to the changing market. The free press is still a free market enterprise, and for it to stay that way they need to be economically viable. By the definition of a free press, you can't subsidize it, or it is no longer a free press.
You didn’t read what I said. It’s eventually in the next decade going to die regardless. It dying now might be the catalyst that creates a vacuum for a new paper to come in. If it just continues to slowly die out we definitely won’t have a replacement."And a replacement." Sure, because newspapers - online, much less in print - just pop up every day.
"Too much baggage" because they printed something not that was factually untrue, but that people didn't like. And that the subject publicly thanked them for bringing to his attention.
Listen to yourselves. This is insane.
That is great he said those positive changes they want to work on, but time will tell if they actually happen. These organizers are no longer pulling compensation from the company they work for; they ARE the company now. So while they say they will be donating whatever to charity, they are going to pull their compensation and other expenses off the top first. I doubt they will have anyone to answer to as to what their comp could be and what they spend money on. Some people would see this as a chance to "get theirs". I don't know any of these people, so not sure what their mentality is. It's just something else to consider.
It's a disturbing trend - more and more people who are normally level headed are losing their minds when it comes to media.
I've got no particular love of the Register myself and if they were to just close up shop eventually due to declining business I wouldn't shed a tear, but wanting them destroyed is a very scary thing to me. In my mind, things like this are the canary in the coal mine that something is very seriously wrong with American society today. Saying you want to shut down the Des Moines Register based on the fact that you don't like what they have to say is not far off from a book burning. The concept is the same - destroying something that is spreading a message you don't agree with.
How do we fix it? My personal thought is that we need to de-politicize the news. I would even go as far as to say that all news media must be non-profit. In the old days, everyone was required to try to be as neutral as they could. We need to find a way to separate political commentary from news and ban political commentators (and politicians) from leveling partisan claims against the news media. Much easier said than done and maybe impossible.
I'm really curious to know who here is "protecting" anything, or who is proposing to subsidize anything.
He briefly mentioned those things and never presented them as reasons he was leaving. I'm not the one with the hearing problem.
"And a replacement." Sure, because newspapers - online, much less in print - just pop up every day.
"Too much baggage" because they printed something not that was factually untrue, but that people didn't like. And that the subject publicly thanked them for bringing to his attention.
Listen to yourselves. This is insane.
HE said he had no problem with the register before. He stated it VERY clearly. You need to go listen to the rest of the interview. What you quoted was what he said at the end of the interview to point out he had made sacrifices and how dedicated he was to the job.You said he had no problems with the Register before this.
Yeah....I'm sure he loved continuing to put in the time it takes to have a successful ride, while at the same time not being paid for periods of time due to lay-offs.
My theory has always been that this split has been brewing under the surface. The Carson thing was simply the final straw.
CyCrazy for Senate! I see nothing that could derail this bid.
Why is it insane? What is the dmr doing that we can’t live without? They generally report a slanted news angle therefore what they provide isn’t used, consumed, or valued by the spectrum they choose to alienate. It’s not insane. It’s there own decision. I’d say it’s an insane decision on their part to run their business this way. I find it crazy that people think if the dmr folds that all of the sudden big bad things are gonna happen. The sky ain’t falling Chicken Little..."And a replacement." Sure, because newspapers - online, much less in print - just pop up every day.
"Too much baggage" because they printed something not that was factually untrue, but that people didn't like. And that the subject publicly thanked them for bringing to his attention.
Listen to yourselves. This is insane.
honestly a vast majority do actually ride the route.I for one would be a big fan of the self-supported type ride. The concerts and stuff are cool but what percentage of people who "ride" RAGBRAI actually ride their bike across the state? The more and more time I spend there the more I realize most are just there for the party and ride MAYBE 50% of the time. The rest is spent on the bus. Who knows. I'm interested to see where this goes though!
If you have a few to spare why not?What about a bra burning? Can we go watch one of those?
Quite a coincidence that they scheduled the Iowa ride same week as the real deal. Must have had scheduling conflicts the other fifty one weeks. Who are your die hard biking sources?Well...if you look at any comments from the die-hard biking community, they mostly seem to back the organizers over the Register. They know better than us where the bodies are buried....and seem to not be taking the Register's side on this at all . That tells me a lot.