Iron County Reporter

The Iron County Reporter has been getting smaller
ever since I've subscribed. Yesterday the renewal
notice came in the mail. The price would be $45
for a year, or $26 for 6 months.

Unfortunately "The Reporter" takes a very narrow
view of what they decide to report.

This academic description comes from the web
page referenced at the end of this posting.

"The Seattle Times asked its readers what they
think a newspaper is for. One reader responded,
'The purpose of the newspaper has always been
to keep people informed of events around the
world as well as those in our backyard...

"Events that directly and indirectly affect us
and the rest of humanity and our planet....The
best newspapers are diligent, unbiased, and serve
no one but their readers, the general public - not
always telling them what they want to know, but
what they NEED to know. If you do these things
wholeheartedly you will offer the reader something
the internet cannot: substance... Do not
underestimate the public.'"

In a nutshell, the local problem is defined.
The Reporter does not fill the unbiased news
reporting niche that the community so badly
needs. It has, instead, become an organ of
local government, a pure propaganda sheet
shilling for the local oligarchy. It is my
opinion that the "independent press" does
not exist in Iron County in the classic
newsprint media.

The Iron County Reporter, in my opinion, is
not worth the price. I'm not renewing a
subscription.

see:
http://www.editorsweblog.org/newsrooms_and_journalism/2007/03/us_the_purpose_of_a_newspaper.php

Bill Vajk