[Speed Gibson,
Monday May 7, 2007 at 8:30pm]
Reality Bites
There is much angst over the latest round of staff cuts at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. James Lileks' column is no more, the worst mistake the paper has made in ten years to hear Hugh Hewitt tell it.
This may be heresy, but I'm inclined to agree with management on this one. I enjoy his writing, too, and I give one of his books as a gift every Christmas, after reading it a couple of times myself, of course.
It comes down to who buys the paper regularly and why, and much as we might like him, management has to make that call. We may disagree, but it's their call and we have to respect that. They in turn must respect our decision on whether to buy the paper.
It's not personal; it's business.
This may be heresy, but I'm inclined to agree with management on this one. I enjoy his writing, too, and I give one of his books as a gift every Christmas, after reading it a couple of times myself, of course.
It comes down to who buys the paper regularly and why, and much as we might like him, management has to make that call. We may disagree, but it's their call and we have to respect that. They in turn must respect our decision on whether to buy the paper.
It's not personal; it's business.