SDWC hammers on the "new" Argus Leader. And a reader provides this great comment:
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. I find the Argus Leader's talk of "owning the conversation" very revealing. We are all damn lucky for the internet, because I remember a day and age when the Argus Leader really did "own the conversation." They were the only game in town. They are still just as arrogant and liberal as they were then, but now at least a few bloggers can make sure they don't have a COMPLETE monopoly on the news. If they were serious about making the Argus a better newspaper, they'd clear out all the dead wood and liberal hacks who run the newspaper and freeze out the non-liberals. At this point, they are just rearranging the deck chairs on a newspaper that continues to sink in credibility and value. Their own arrogance and liberalism won't allow them to make the changes they need to make.
UPDATE: More thoughts about the Argus redesign over at South Dakota Straight Talk.
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