Tidewater News and Opinion Forum
A place for civil discussion of the events of the day for Tidewater residents without the limitations imposed by media forums.
Hits & Misses: Oceana opens its doors for annual air show
Miss: There is no editorial today—just an endless string of junk ads. I think the cartoon is the same way. And the lead story today is about a driftwood arch that burned down.
I would say The Pilot is dying, but I think it’s already dead.
Tip of the hat to our old friend Steven T. Corneliussen.
Editorial: Dark clouds on Virginia’s economic horizon
The editorial board reports that Virginia is spending more than it’s making and then tries to link this bad economic policy to the mainstream media’s recent predictions of a recession. Never mind the fact that Virginia’s revenues grew by 3.5% last year; the nation’s, by 2% last quarter.
Instead of asking a question, I’ll just answer it: Yes, they really are that stupid.
This is what The Pilot’s opinion page has been reduced to, folks.
We’re not doing that great with English either.
FYI from the HearSay with Cathy Lewis Facebook page:
”The Virginian-Pilot‘s sale to Tribune Publishing has brought many changes – including the deletion of the comment section on its articles.
“What was your reaction to this decision? Do you find value in comment sections?
“We’ll talk to Chris Wolf, co-author of “Viral Hate: Containing Its Spread on the Internet,” as well as author, editor and journalist Andrew Losowsky who has written about the importance of the comment section.”
HearSay airs from noon to 1 p.m. on 89.5 FM. It is usually archived on the WHRV website within a few hours.
One of today’s front-page stories is about about a local institution (EVMS) and was written by a Norfolk-based writer (and former Pilot reporter Jim Morrison), but because it was first published in The Washington Post, it is not open for commenting.
Go figure.
“Here’s something we can all agree on: Many American newspapers are circling the drain.”
Check out the lede on this story: https://pilotonline.com/news/government/nation/article_925c057c-1e4a-11e9-8948-87aa1ea4c9d3.html
This is journalism?
That’s not at all what my weekend was like.
Of course, it’s a Washington Post story, so commenting is not an option.
Here’s a sampling of Washington Post stories shared on The Pilot over the last 24 hours. Only two are open for commenting. Can you guess which ones?
David Measer: Polling data is the real holy grail of politics
“We will be out for a long time” unless Democrats budge, Trump says
“A 10 isn’t enough.” UCLA gymnast’s flawless floor routine breaks the internet
Compelled to work without pay, federal employees sue Trump for violating 13th Amendment
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