Comments on: TellZell.com: The Inkstained Retch Speaks Out http://witnessla.com/los-angeles-writers/2008/admin/tellzellcom-the-inkstained-retch-speaks-out/ street news, views and stories of justice and injustice Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:27:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marc Cooper http://witnessla.com/los-angeles-writers/2008/admin/tellzellcom-the-inkstained-retch-speaks-out/comment-page-1/#comment-21904 Marc Cooper Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:27:08 +0000 http://witnessla.com/los-angeles-writers/2008/admin/tellzellcom-the-inkstained-retch-speaks-out/#comment-21904 Good interview Celeste! Y'know, a professional press critic wrote me the other day and mused whether or not the people of Los Angeles actually give a damn about the fate of the Times are not. "I've heard of no riots in Silver Lake or Echo Park" he said. He was lamenting the public's indifference rather than confirming the alleged irrelevance of the Times. But this notion of his has struck a chord with me. I'm not about to go use my car as a burning barricade for the L.A. Times (it's hardly an institution that elicted much sympathy from me over the years). But you'd think the citizens of L.A. might actually do something to defend the concept of having a local, great newspaper. Though, you might have to think that again. Good interview Celeste! Y’know, a professional press critic wrote me the other day and mused whether or not the people of Los Angeles actually give a damn about the fate of the Times are not. “I’ve heard of no riots in Silver Lake or Echo Park” he said. He was lamenting the public’s indifference rather than confirming the alleged irrelevance of the Times.

But this notion of his has struck a chord with me. I’m not about to go use my car as a burning barricade for the L.A. Times (it’s hardly an institution that elicted much sympathy from me over the years). But you’d think the citizens of L.A. might actually do something to defend the concept of having a local, great newspaper. Though, you might have to think that again.

]]> By: Woody http://witnessla.com/los-angeles-writers/2008/admin/tellzellcom-the-inkstained-retch-speaks-out/comment-page-1/#comment-21798 Woody Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:02:34 +0000 http://witnessla.com/los-angeles-writers/2008/admin/tellzellcom-the-inkstained-retch-speaks-out/#comment-21798 It's so sad that the only source of news in the entire Los Angeles area is the L.A. Times. If it goes down, there is absolutely no other source for information. It’s so sad that the only source of news in the entire Los Angeles area is the L.A. Times. If it goes down, there is absolutely no other source for information.

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