First off if I knew anything I would own the Tribune, but here goes..
I have received The Trib more years than I care to remember, and I have known Randy Bangert since probably the 90s, he taught me the newspaper business from their point of view... One must bear in mind the Tribune is a business like any other business there to make money..The news media do not have anymore rights than any other law abiding citizen on the street...No more constitutional rights, everyone is guaranteed freedom of the press, Period...
Essentially they do not have to print anything they do not want to, that is up to the respective editor...I have not found the editors interested in many letters to the editor I write, not much I am able to do about that. But like the Old Steer, all one can do is try...
i think The Trib tries to walk the middle of the road...I take it because how else does one know what is going on around town, good or bad...
One thing I definitely would change is the Half Page they have in some of the editions.. Apparently some big wig likes it usually because their hometown paper used it, baloney....
That is the last aggravation I need to start the day...
I immediately see what it is about, then if it is a business I make a mental note not to do business with these people if at all possible..
Business people note this is more of a irritant than a sales asset...
I would add more letters to the editor, eliminate some of the columns like Littwin and Mike Peters, wasted space for both..Peters try at humor is sophomoric at best..
Thats about it, you asked I complied, I don't expect any of this to see the light of day...
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