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Imposing California standards on a central Kentucky newspaper is not the way to keep the Lexington Herald-Leader from failing Executive Editor Richard Green has an impossible job!

This site has recently reported on the problems print newspapers, which are, in the end, simply updated 18th century technology, competing in the 21st century. We have noted how the Lexington Herald-Leader, once two newspapers, morning and afternoon, produced newspapers distributed widely over most of central and eastern Kentucky, is now being reduced to three […]

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You in a heap o’ trouble, boy! There are some real super-geniuses in the criminal world!

It was just Thursday that we reported on three absolute super-geniuses, for shooting and wounding a Lexington police detective. Well, now on what the talking heads at the Weather Channel are calling the first day of meteorological spring, we’re learning more, and it isn’t pretty. Two suspects charged for firing on Lexington police detective linked […]

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He will not do well in prison

We have previously noted when the Lexington Herald-Leader deliberately structured a story to conceal the sexual orientation of an offender, so I was pleasantly surprised when the newspaper told the truth on Wednesday: Former EKU professor pleads guilty to child pornography charges, prosecutors say by Taylor Six | Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | 4:08 PM […]

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Editorial cartoonists gobsmacked by reality In continuing to cut costs, newspapers are concomitantly making themselves worth less, and providing potential customers with less reason to spend money on them.

Would it be wrong of me to retort, “Learn to code“? Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher, coined the phrase “the dismal science” to refer to economics in the 19th century, and for the print newspaper industry in the United States, economics has been a very dismal science. But in continuing to cut […]

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The credentialed media don’t understand their home state! Once again, the Lexington Herald-Leader is out of touch with Kentuckians

We have previously reported how the Lexington Herald-Leader, a McClatchy newspaper, follows the McClatchy Mugshot Policy, and refrains from publishing the photos of black suspects and convicted criminals, and does not refer to race in its criminal reports, though somehow, photos of accused criminals who are white manage to make it into the newspaper. So, […]

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Journolists don’t like real journalism Reporting the unvarnished truth doesn't sit well with those who want to apply their own 'finish' to stories

No, that’s not a typo in the headline: the spelling ‘journolist’ or ‘journolism’ comes from JournoList, an email list of 400 influential and politically liberal journalists, the exposure of which called into question their objectivity. I use the term ‘journolism’ frequently when writing about media bias. We have reported on, too many times to count, […]

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You in a heap o’ trouble!

Meet J’Lynn Hersey! Just four weeks after his 18th birthday, young Mr Hersey managed to rack up an impressive list of criminal charges: KRS §508.010 Assault, First Degree, a Class B felony, 1 count KRS §512.020 Criminal Mischief, First Degree, a Class D felony, 3 counts KRS §512.030 Criminal Mischief, Second Degree, a Class A […]

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There is no cure for pedophilia If convicted, this fine gentleman should never see the outside of prison again

There is no cure for pedophilia, and any sentence less than life imprisonment simply means that a convicted pedophile will offend again. Previous offender charged with dozens of sex crime offenses in Lexington, records show by Christopher Leach | Thursday, August 4, 2022 | 8:24 AM EDT A registered sex offender in Lexington was booked […]

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Irresponsible journolism from the Lexington Herald-Leader

No, that’s not a typo in the title: the spelling of ‘journolism’ comes from JournoList, an email list of 400 influential and politically liberal journalists, the exposure of which called into question their objectivity. I use the term ‘journolism’ frequently when writing about media bias. What my, sadly late, best friend used to call the […]