DMN cuts religion beat altogether, reassigns writers

by PegNews wire

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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Jesus aint gonna like this...

Travis Bush Verified

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BURN BABY BURN!

Jesus Valadez Verified

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Maybe if he staged a "Chocolate Milk to Wine Seminar" for some PTA's. That kills two birds, right?

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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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Yeah a nice "Sermon Reviews" section might be nice....

oh, man, I feel the lightning accumulating overhead.

Jason Rice Verified

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I will take over the religion section cause well, ya...

Jesus Valadez Verified

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"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!

Travis Bush Verified

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Jesus - that depends --

Egads!

Where'd you get that Laptop?

Jason Rice Verified

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If it would mean letting Jason and Rick duke it out on a weekly basis, I am all for it!!!

jtmbls Anonymous

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Jason, one imagines he ganked it from one of the money lenders when he rampaged through temple. See..I just wrote the first headline..

Travis Bush Verified

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I would never in my life lick an Apple product. I've been set up!

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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.