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It's a clear case of<br>
"the destestable and abhomynable vice of <i><b>corkery</b></i><i><b><br>
</b></i> comyttid with mankynde".<br>
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The mainstream media seem to be "comyttid" to <br>
this sort of thing and the NG is no exception in <br>
corkering the public.<br>
<br>
There is a continuing need for alternative media.<br>
A successful alternative newspaper needs to have stuff like ads and
wantads<br>
and coupons and public announcements and other public<br>
services. Also at least some of the articles need to<br>
have resonance with ideas and memes already present<br>
in the public otherwise your words will just go into the air.<br>
<br>
If it is too much like reading the phonebook it wont have much
effect.<br>
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Likewise a website has to have traffic to be impactful.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/29/2014 02:29 AM, David Green via
Peace-discuss wrote:<br>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_7168" dir="ltr">As many of
you undoubtedly know, I've published many letters over the
years in the N-G, and over the last 5 years or so, quite a few
Sunday guest commentaries from an overtly leftist and radical
perspective. I've always felt that it is important to reach a
broader audience in any way available. I took it as a sign of
some minimal sense of fairness on the part of the N-G editors
(mostly the retired John Beck, I think) to allow me that space
(or, from another perspective, allow me to work for free).</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_8249" dir="ltr"><br>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_7916" dir="ltr">Last summer
I submitted a piece related to both Gaza and Jewish dissidence
regarding Israel. Dan Corkery, the managing editor, rejected
it with the excuse that he had already published one article
from a critical perspective, and that there were no others
from a pro-Israel perspective that had been submitted to
provide "balance." I wrote to him that I was "disgusted by his
behavior." That provided him with an excuse to no longer
publish my submissions. I may have shot myself in the foot; so
be it. Nevertheless it would appear, whatever Corkery's benign
persona as managing editor, that he has really limited the
space for alternative perspectives since he took over; his
choices are heavily weighted toward the trivial and the banal,
as well as the overtly right wing. I suspect that he was
looking for an excuse, and I gave him one.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_7915" dir="ltr"><br>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_7914" dir="ltr">This may
sound self serving, but it's just as well for me to move on
from that particular approach (among many), although they will
continue to accept my letters. I'm sure that there are many in
the activist community who have always wanted nothing to do
with the N-G, and that's understandable. But certainly this
morning's editorial in full-blown justification of the murder
of Michael Brown achieves a new low, if that is possible, and
has prompted me to send this message to these lists.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_8026" dir="ltr"><br>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_8027" dir="ltr">In any event
and for whatever it's worth, what is pasted below is a message
I sent to Dan Corkery a few days ago, subsequent to an initial
apologetic e-mail and his acceptance of my apology while
affirming that my commentaries would no longer be welcome. I
don't pretend that this is anything that most readers of these
lists don't already know; nevertheless, thank you for
indulging me:</div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_7180"><font
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_7223" size="3">Dan;</font></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_9017"><font
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_9016" size="3">I appreciate
your response and your acceptance of my apology. My 2 cents
at this point, in the spirit of honesty and truth as I see
it, whether regarding you personally or the editors
collectively, is that a significant segment of our community
is utterly and blatantly dis-respected and dismissed by the
News-Gazette, and is well aware of that. Similarly, the
News-Gazette has earned the routine and dismissive contempt
of those of us who sincerely and actively wish to make the
world a better place in ways that the N-G editors do not
approve of. It is viewed by hundreds and perhaps thousands
of community members, frankly, with utter contempt and
worse. My efforts have always been to bridge that gap and to
act in good faith and respect--but these efforts were
ultimately doomed to fail in a context that is "fair and
balanced" between truth and lies. The racist and prejudicial
currents that predominate at the N-G simply run too deep and
are too reflexive, whether regarding minorities, the poor,
Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, or demonized nations like Iran
and North Korea--not to mention state government employees,
union members, and school teachers. Hate is by no means too
strong a word to describe your newspaper's modus operandi,
especially regarding Palestinians, a sincere interest of
mine. And the U of I boosterism regarding administration,
sports, etc. only adds to the perception and reality of that
lack of objectivity. Whatever the sincerity or
professionalism of your own contribution, in my honest view
you have no reason to believe that the News-Gazette
contributes in any serious way toward making our community,
state, and world a better and more informed place. Indeed,
it is a source of an enormous amount of pernicious
dis-information, on a regular and systematic basis. In an
educated and progressive community with enormous potential,
that is a real shame, and a real missed opportunity.
Whatever dis-respect I may have shown to you merely reflects
this ongoing context.</font></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_8248" dir="ltr"><font
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1417197418846_9747" size="3">David Green</font></div>
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