I'm sorry to hear tha t, nora. Most of the newspapers around here have dropped in quality -- I spent part of yesterday talking with a friend and designing what a fantasy local paper would look like.

taking food out a NO newspaper is not one of them ( the news pars are obvious I hope )

That is sad to hear, Nora. The Times Picayune has an excellent reputation.

I hate when you experience something, and the stress it causes is so immediate that it has a physical manifestation. I can feel the throbbing in my veins just from reading this: [link] and it's not like I didn't know this would happen when I typed in the URL. But...I just wanted to see...and now that's done.

So, if you're wondering if that tumblr would stress you out, go read yoisthisracist again instead. At least that has rebuttals to the idiocy.

Most of the newspapers around here have dropped in quality

T-P's has continued doing great work- it was lauded (and awarded, I believe) for its post-Katrina coverage and just wrapped up an amazing in-depth series about the prison system in Louisiana. It's respected (and read) by the community.

cereal: a link from the Atlantic about the situation. [link]

Nora, that's appalling.

That's really heartbreaking, Nora. I understand the reasons for the decline of newspapers, but a major city without a daily paper just seems wrong. Especially if a large percentage of that city isn't going to have access to web news.

That is awful, Nora.

So, if you're wondering if that tumblr would stress you out, go read yoisthisracist again instead. At least that has rebuttals to the idiocy.

I wish I had done that. I am now a ball of rage.

I was so sad about the Times-Picayune. The staffers were my heroes during and after Katrina.

Brett Anderson, a James Beard award winner food writer, has been laid off.

Ooh, I'm pretty sure he was my nemesis (in my head) a million years ago when he wrote for the Washington City Paper. I was so weirdly obsessed with that paper.