YES! Weekly brass are publicly questioning why many of its paper boxes on Greensboro's Elm Street and High Point Rd. were emptied right after they were restocked with this week's issue. They suspect it may have something to do with this week's cover story on Greensboro's downtown nightlife.
News & Record's John Robinson picks up the story in his blog, but gets a little curt in the process:First, I didn't do it.
Second, if a item is free, is it a crime to take as many as you want? (The question is only half serious. I know that newspaper theft is fully a serious matter as is suppression of the ideas and information in the paper.)
You think ole' JR feels a little salty because the alternative press is doing the work that the N&R should be doing?NAHHHH!
E.C. :)
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The YES story was a good one. I do think that the News & Record could have pulled it off, however, it didn't. Could the cutbacks be the reason? Possibly, but I still think the daily paper needs more longer, in-depth stories. Papers like YES and the Rhino can flourish more if they take on the analytical stuff the dailies pass on.
It is arguably a cost of doing business, particularly when you take on sensitive subjects. Doesn't make it right or appropriate, but it's not totally outside of the realm of the expected.
Ben, I agree. Real, thorough, investigative pieces have taken a back seat at the N&R.
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