I think I am beginning to get an understanding of the Times’ editorial policy.
Friday’s front page had an article about how the economy in El Paso is slowing down.
Saturday’s editorial was lauding the opening of the Fountains at Farah and said “Because the economy is on the rebound, open space at retail outlets, including Fountains at Farah, should begin to fill up, as they did previously at the other malls in town.”
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I don’t think they read their own newspaper.
Maybe we should chip in and buy them a subscription.
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That same Foster’s Fountains advertisement, disguised as an editorial, said:
“This shows El Paso is hungry for something modern and new. And despite gripes by some, another shopping center hits the spot at a time the economy is improving both here and in Juárez.”
So is the economy improving or is it not? The people at the El Paso Times can’t seem to agree. Their editorial, however, suggests that they consider smarter than the economists they quoted on Friday.
I thought the “despite gripes by some” was an odd statement, which they failed to explain. That reads like they feel compelled to protect and defend the developer, whose name they conveniently left out of today’s front page article about the latest $10 million overrun in the cost of the ballpark being built for Mountainstar, which is also owned by Paul Foster.
They’re covering every little lease announcement and store opening at the Fountains like it’s a major political campaign. Have they no shame?
All this so-called news coverage is a charade designed to attract advertising dollars from the stores that are opening at the Fountains.
I do, however, think they are right about El Paso being “hungry for something … new,” starting with a new newspaper.
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