OUR EDITOR’S NEW ROUTE
BY BILL HAZELIP
In the late thirties and early forties I would pick up my spending money by selling papers. The Evansville Press printed several versions of the Red Streak and Blue Streak plus the regular editions. These special “hot Streaks” sold like war-time doughnuts. The two best two corners were the Greyhound Bus Station at third and Sycamore, the other hot corner was at Fourth and Main in front of the Walgreen drug and coffee store! Back in those days the war time news seemed to be happening everywhere and the people had to rely on the printed media and radio news. For most part the news reports were as accurate as possible and persons working in those areas of communications were highly regarded. Back in those days too were the facts that Journalists felt they had a responsibility to tell the unbiased truth regardless of which political party it might effect.
Today, we receive news from many sources and these bits of information come with a price, its called viewer rating and each Journalists will lower themselves to slant any type of story to be first with the news. In 2016 the Journalists are regarded as circus barkers, fast money artists, and in some cases out right liars. So what does this have to do with the two best corners to sell paper? We have two editors, they basically are not needed. The Courier’s “opinion page” now carries stories from New York, Chicago, West coast, and the USA papers. local news for most parts are non-existing! Like the freight train Caboose Engineer, there are no need for editors and soon their Corporate, Gannet Publishing, will be sending out pink slips.
The Courier’s two editors, Pate and Ethridge need to stake their claim to these newly rebuilt corners. Selling papers was my start and they can start their new career from these locations….. WISH THEM LUCK!
EDITORS NOTE; Â THIS LETTER WAS POSTED WITHOUT BIAS, EDITOR AND OPINON.
