Editor & Publisher
Where does the Argus Leader stand on South Dakota's controversial abortion ban? Readers don't know because the paper refuses to comment on the hot issue. "It is not like endorsing a candidate or a bond measure," says editorial page editor
Chuck Baldwin. "Not even like the death penalty or the war in Iraq. ...Rather than change anyone's mind, we would create another controversy." And lose some readers, no doubt.
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"Your paper's silence is shameful," says Argus Leader reader (AL)
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Paper believes taking a bold stance is a bad business decision (CBSPE)
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Baldwin: Journalists more concerned about decision than readers (MO)
