Two More Papers Drop Coulter's Column
March 7, 2007 -- 11:24 AM EST // //
And then there were three -- three papers that have decided that they don't want to publish the work of someone who likes calling people "ragheads" and "faggots" in public.
Following up on yesterday's decision by a Pennsylvania daily to drop Ann Coulter's syndicated column, Editor and Publisher reports that two more papers have decided to follow suit:
At least two more daily newspapers -- The Oakland Press of Michigan and The Mountain Press of Sevierville, Tenn. -- have dropped Ann Coulter's column. A daily in Pennsylvania had dropped the column two days ago.Oakland Press Editorial Page Editor Allan Adler, when reached this morning by E&P, said Coulter's use of the word "faggot" in a Friday speech was "definitely a factor" in the decision. He also read a statement from his paper that went as follows:
"When we picked up Ann Coulter, it was because we felt we needed a conservative columnist .. and we knew she had a following. She certainly no longer represents conservatism and apparently is more interested in being a celebrity. We are searching for a new columnist and will no longer be running Coulter."
And in a story today, The Mountain Press wrote:
The Mountain Press will no longer publish Ann Coulter's weekly column, following her distasteful and irresponsible comments over the weekend about a presidential candidate. Coulter referred to Democratic candidate John Edwards as a "faggot" in a Friday speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Her comments were denounced by both Republicans and Democrats."When we agree to buy a syndicated column we expect the writer to offer responsible, reasoned opinion on national and international issues," Editor Stan Voit said. "Ms. Coulter's column drew an unusual amount of criticism from our readers when we first started running it, but we felt she was a nationally known writer offering her opinions in her own style. However we will not continue to publish the columns of someone who uses people as a punch line to get a cheap laugh and who so freely uses an offensive term to describe another human being."
As noted below, United Press Syndicate, the outfit that syndicates Coulter's column, is refusing to drop her. I've asked for an interview with UPS President Lee Salem. More soon.
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