The Post-Intelligencer editorial cartoonist takes up the flag waved by many journalists and well-respected newspaper folk who have worked under Tribune Company and real-estate mogul Sam Zell and proceeds to, well, plant it. I found the original cartoon and blog posting brutally forthright for someone whose livelihood depends on media owners like Zell, and encourage you to follow the links in this post.
I'm as critical of the culture of the American Newsroom as anyone who has ever helped put a daily newspaper to bed, but Zell's statements on journalism and the news itself seem loopy if not outright damaging to any value that journalism might hold other than a bottom line. Editor & Publisher discusses Horsey's statements here. They interview Horsey and get commentary from the Tribune Company here.
