I opened my new Star Tribune Wednesday morning and was greeted by what a
Rupert Murdoch scandal sheet must look like. The top three quarters of the
front page were taken up by a story about the teenager charged with involvement
in the murder of his parents in the upper left ("Why Matt, Why?") and a story
about the Vikings wild sex party in the upper left. "If it bleeds, it leads"
could account for the selection on the left. I cannot think of a catchy slogan
for the story on the right but, if I could, it probably would not be printable.
The bottom quarter of the front page was taken up by a story on stem cells
but it was short and did not have much depth. The same can be said about all
the other news stories in the new paper, short and not much substance.
I have a few months until my subscription expires to sample the newly
designed paper. But if my initial impressions stay the same, I think I'll be
getting my news from the Internet thereafter.
Robert Halfhill Loring Park
http://halfhillblog.blogspot.com
http://halfhillviews.greatnow.com
http://www.thepen.us
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