Pulitzer Level Journalism

Traditionalists that we are, we still get the local newspaper. For years I have been ready to dispense with it but my wife insists that we need it for local "news" and coupons. I think even she may be almost ready to make the jump to on-line only.

Today's front page had the banner headline"Magic in the Air" and the whole section was filled with long articles about fantasy games, magic, etc. Really? 

Yesterday Justice Scalia, who had an enormous impact on the Supreme Court, died and his death is setting off a huge political collision with the future of our country at stake. North Korea sent a missile into space and overflew the Super Bowl with a satellite and oh, it has nuclear weapons - nothing to be worried about there! Oregon's PERS debt crisis has ballooned to $19 billion and the Legislature is paying absolutely no attention to it. Yup, a dead news cycle with nothing to report. Let the good times roll! 

We are not a serious people. At least that's what the publishers of this newspaper think. Sadly, they may be right.