Comments on Advance Indiana™: Star Continues To Minimize Serious Issues

Let's remember Michael that children, are stil...

2010-06-21T22:46:48.875-05:00

Let's remember Michael that children, are still innocent.

The only thing keeping me from not renewing is tha...

2010-06-21T12:29:11.967-05:00

The only thing keeping me from not renewing is that my carrier is absolutely wonderful. Never a missed day, and always puts the paper right where I can get it. I would just feel bad if I canceled. Maybe someday I will get a lousy carrier. I can always hope.

Oh yes, our city's only daily paper is enginee...

2010-06-21T00:07:27.759-05:00

Oh yes, our city's only daily paper is engineered to keep the populace clueless. I just learned that the killer company that is behind Gannet, is Lockheed Martin.

Gary, Even the Star doesn't take itself too se...

2010-06-20T20:29:42.949-05:00

Gary, Even the Star doesn't take itself too seriously as journalists.

When they ask you to buy a subscription, the item of value they pitch is the coupons! They never ask you to buy a subscription for the news.

If they don't think the news they print is worth buying, then why should we?

I prefer Groupon, Restaurant.com, and the Internet for my coupons. Therefore, I don't subscribe, for The Star offers nothing I need.

The Pulitzer is now up there with the Nobels. You...

2010-06-20T14:50:05.394-05:00

The Pulitzer is now up there with the Nobels. Your time would be better spent at a compelling presentation of the daytime Emmys.

Think of the rich material here: Conflicts of interest abound in the "day jobs" of CIB and MSDWT board members, Ryan Vaughn in City-Council, and Pat Early & Bill Crawford in the state legislature. The Colts contract with the city is a choice topic, IPS graduation rates were recognized by USA Today as the worst of any major city, local libraries are threatened- partially at the cost of an unaffordable downtown branch debaucle, Simon's pseudo-blackmail of shopping center withdrawl without Pacers help, the shadow mandate that puts biological parenting ahead of protecting children in Indiana, zero coverage of the cost of local illegal immigration in food, housing, and medical care, and any coverage whatsoever of the shrinking working and middle class in Indiana that pay taxes or escalating fees to keep traditional benefits afloat ....

You can disagree with some of my choices or wording- substitute your own. There are plenty to choose from. The Star's ignorance of current events is admittedly hampered by poor economics, technological competition, educational decline, and sociological evolution. But, that doesn't excuse ALL their editorial decisions, which not only include what you do cover, but what you DON'T.

The police traditionally have 'To Serve and Protect' on their badge, car, or something. Shouldn't we expect a balanced practice of that from our last city newspaper?

Today the Star provided a lengthy report on how mu...

2010-06-20T10:33:03.159-05:00

Today the Star provided a lengthy report on how much prettier and well-organized it wll be starting next Sunday.

It's a matter of priorities.

AI, I agree. Obama winning a Nobel Peace prize f...

2010-06-20T09:50:20.390-05:00

AI,

I agree. Obama winning a Nobel Peace prize for what he promised to do is one of the strangest things I've ever seen.

Erich, I think what qualifies for a Pulitzer Prize...

2010-06-20T09:21:32.976-05:00

Erich, I think what qualifies for a Pulitzer Prize today has more to do with politics than substance, sort of like the Nobel Peace Prize.

At one point, the Des Moines Register had won as m...

2010-06-20T09:09:14.910-05:00

At one point, the Des Moines Register had won as many Pulitzer Prizes as the New York Times.

The paper was purchased by Gannet in 1985 and since then has won two Pulitzer prizes, and one was for a photo of a local rescue, great photo but pure chance.

ProPublica is probably the best source of national investigative journalism. From what I can tell, it was NPR which first decided to question the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf, while the White House did nothing.