January 20, 2006

The Newspaper Editor Bubble

By Earl Wright
The editors of most of California's metro newspapers will gather in Santa Barbara next month to have a few drinks and compare notes. They will wring their hands wondering why their readers are fleeing. They will show each other the beautiful new products they've developed and the other—than—English material that they produce in an effort to retain subscribers.   They will discuss in serious tones the threat from the liars on talk radio and the amateurs on the blogosphere.   I could offer them some advice, but I have not been invited. Although I am a former colleague and remain friends with some of those in attendance, I don't qualify for membership.   Because I am a former insider who questions their liberal leanings, the editors gathering in Santa Barbara have a lot of elitist disdain for me. My best friend in newspapering, who runs a good—sized daily newspaper, calls me a right—wing nut to my face.   A former colleague told a group...(Read Full Article)