Voice of San Diego
A political consultant says San Diego councilman
Jim Madaffer's ownership of the Mission Times Courier is "a very smart deal, both for business and for politics." Journalist
Evan McLaughlin's take: "Few other politicians are able to build up name recognition -- and to sometimes plug their own causes -- on such a regular basis and without having to fire off a press release, navigate a professional press corps or spend money from their office's budget. The Mission Times Courier has served as a profitable, and often political, instrument for the councilman."
