Star & Trib Gun ad!

[LarryP]

Never thought I'd see the star & tribune ok'ing a gun permit/training ad!! Guess things are different when you need money

http://deals.startribune.com/deal/36808 ... l%200515PM

[photogpat]

Trap shooting pigs over here...

Whats worse, thats its the Strib...or that they're willing to compromise their "journalistic principles" for money?

[Rip Van Winkle]

Taking money from the gun nuts is ok when your alternative is the unemployment line.

[Icmgwot]

Trap shooting pigs over here...

Whats worse, thats its the Strib...or that they're willing to compromise their "journalistic principles" for money?

Any decent news organization maintains a strict separation between advertisers and its reporting staff. To prevent advertisers from 'buying' the news. While it's not quite such a issue if influence flows the other way, I'm betting the same safeguards work both ways.