Friday, May 25, 2007

Easy-Writer: Kanani: Callous Treatment of a Fifty Year Journalist

Callous Treatment of a Fifty Year Journalist

It's the same with Al Martinez. He has a fan base too. He represents the Times when it was a great paper. Whether you want to think of it as a point of civic pride or just nostalgia, people like me keep our subscription even though it's painful to see this paper being treated as though it were an entrant in a demolition derby.

Frankly I can't believe that getting rid of a biweekly columnist like Al is going to make a huge dent in their bottom line. No, he got swept in with some quota that said, "X number of jobs must go." And so I think with moves like this, it becomes apparent that the paper is entrenched in the same track as the rest of society: more information, but far less critical thinking.
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1 comment:

  1. Daniel A. Olivas10:45 AM

    Al Martinez's treatment by the Times is disgraceful. We at La Bloga are trying to help:

    http://labloga.blogspot.com/2007/05/al-martinez-forced-out-of-la-times.html

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