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| Today's paper would be good for wrapping fish. |
Maybe Editor Marty Gottlieb thought the erotic "50 Shades of Grey" trilogy is about sexual shenanigans in the newsroom of the Old Gray Lady, his former employer across the Hudson River.
What other explanation would there be for putting a book signing in Paramus all over Page 1 of The Record today?
A grab bag of politics, sex, medical malpractice and terrorism are the subjects of today's A-1 stories.
Pissing match
To lead the paper, Gottlieb continues heavy coverage of the contest between two Democrats in the 9th Congressional District -- highlighting how readers have seen little coverage of the race in the 5th Congressional District, headed by arch-conservative Rep. Scott Garrett.
The stories about Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr. and Steve Rothman have been careful to avoid mentioning that voters in Hackensack and other towns won't have any say in the outcome.
Road Warrior screw-up
Two long corrections on A-2 include one for Tuesday's Road Warrior column by Staff Writer John Cichowski, who misquoted the head of the ACLU in New Jersey.
On A-10, an editorial urging readers "to get off our couches and do something" to ease the obesity epidemic makes no reference to the poor example set by Governor Christie and his overweight wife and son.
Elephant in newsroom
Indeed, instead of speaking about what the state or first lady Mary Pat Christie are doing about childhood obesity, the editorial praises first lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign.
The sad truth is that the paper's own obese head assignment editor, Deirdre Sykes, has blocked any newsroom project on the epidemic for more than a decade.
Readers yawn
Another Road Warrior column on the stillborn TRU-ID program at the Motor Vehicle Commission appears on L-1 today, eliciting yawns from readers who don't have to renew their licenses for another three to four years, and may be able to do so through the mail next time.
Hiding corrections
A day after an overblown, front-page story on the rescue of a worker from a vat of diluted acid in a Clifton factory, another story appears today on the Local front to correct inaccuracies in the original (L-1).
Sykes continues to put a negative spin on the prosecution case against suspended Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa (L-2).
And the phlegmatic head of the assignment desk runs another story on a renewal plan for Hackensack from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (L-7), but she has yet to ask residents what they think or question officials on how soon it might become reality.
Go Garrett! He is the best politico to happen in a long time!
ReplyDeleteThose in his district know a good thing. Notice how liberal, give-the-leeches whatever they want, Rothman pussied out of running against
him? Why, he even moved to another town to avoid him!
If liberals want to give people what they want and need, I guess Garrett, other Republicans and their greedy constituents want to keep everything for themselves.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you just announce yourself as a racist and not hide your hatred in a call for less government.