Well, it's too late to start, because they just gave him the pinko slip. Editor & Publisher has his side of it. You're going to want to sit down for this bit of news: Ted Rall smells a conspiracy. Here's the money quote...
"I've been canceled from a lot of newspapers," Rall told E&P. "It comes with the territory. But this [the reluctance of some papers to deal with reader complaints] is nothing short of appalling. It needs to change." If newspapers don't have the personnel to handle hate mail, said Rall, "just delete it."
Just Delete It. All that needs is a Nike swoop. Hate mail piling up? Just Delete It! Ineptly drawn and amateurishly written comic strip becoming more trouble than it's worth? Just Delete It!
It's tempting to point out that, well, maybe the strip just isn't as good as it used to be. But then, how would you be able to tell?
P.S. FREE DIRTY DANNY
Posted by Jim Treacher at March 4, 2004 02:52 AM