JR defends the N&R

News & Record editor John Robinson yesterday defended the newspaper in his weekly Sunday column as a paper "coping in tough times."

Right.

Here's an excerpt:

Our commitment, in all places, is to be accurate, fair and independent. We owe that to you to help you navigate this crazy world.

Is it your commitment? Because everything I read, with respect to the scandals down at City Hall, suggest otherwise.

I particularly like Joe Stafford's comment:

One of the areas of highest interest to our community is education. Proforma coverage of the meetings is about all we get. No follow up to Mo's arrival. No questioning whether if we call Mo Mo, does that mean that kids can call their teachers by their first name. No stories on the lack of materials in textbooks in the classroom. No stories on the fact that many systems are doing much better than ours with less money. No announcements on how many of our children are going to challenging colleges. Our School Board does some things right and some things wrong. When is the last time you saw an article critical of anything the School Board has done or not done.
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E.C. :)