Thursday, April 30, 2009 , Updated
DMN cuts religion beat altogether, reassigns writers
We know what happens next...
Frontburner, via GetReligion.org points to a not-so-divine development at the Dallas Morning News. The newspaper is apparently cutting its religion beat and reassigning writers Jeff Weiss and Sam Hodges to covering suburban schools.
In a letter to concerned readers back when the paper cut the stand-alone section a couple years ago, Editor Bob Mong explained that religion always had difficulty getting advertisers. Religion stories would be posted in other sections of the paper. Now that the writers have been reassigned, they are expected only to write about religious topics if their new beat gives them time to, apparently.
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Travis Bush, says:
Jesus aint gonna like this...
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Jesus Valadez, says:
BURN BABY BURN!
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Jason Rice, says:
Maybe if he staged a "Chocolate Milk to Wine Seminar" for some PTA's. That kills two birds, right?
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Sarah Blaskovich, says:
What a shame! I wrote my senior thesis in college about the demise of the religion section, but that was way before it actually HAPPENED. Pegasus, can you take religion under your wing too?
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Jason Rice, says:
Yeah a nice "Sermon Reviews" section might be nice....
oh, man, I feel the lightning accumulating overhead.
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Jesus Valadez, says:
I will take over the religion section cause well, ya...
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Travis Bush, says:
"Maybe if he staged a "Chocolate Milk to Wine Seminar" for some PTA's. That kills two birds, right? "
That's exactly what DISD needs..a FOR REAL savior!
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Jason Rice, says:
Jesus - that depends --
Where'd you get that Laptop?
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jtmbls, says:
If it would mean letting Jason and Rick duke it out on a weekly basis, I am all for it!!!
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Travis Bush, says:
Jason, one imagines he ganked it from one of the money lenders when he rampaged through temple. See..I just wrote the first headline..
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Jesus Valadez, says:
I would never in my life lick an Apple product. I've been set up!
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abcd0123, says:
I don't know about Sam Hodges, but I'm surprised Jeff Weiss has not been forced to retire. If this is the same JW I met in 1978, then retirement is definitely another option. Also, consider that since the DMN became a lot more liberal over the last few years, supporting a "religion section" seems laughable.
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Travis Bush, says:
"I would never in my life lick an Apple product. I've been set up!"
Probably your dad..AGAIN.
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Jason Rice, says:
::Jason and Rick duke it out on a weekly basis
Rick, you ignorant slut...
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Kevin Kunreuther, says:
Too bad, I like to keep tabs on the religuous.
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