Some Charitable Final Remarks
Charity Gordon, religion writer for the Daily Journal in Tupelo, is headed to the Pearl area and turned in her final column for the newspaper…”The Daily Journal puts the motto ‘A locally owned newspaper dedicated to the service of God and mankind’ on its masthead every day. In doing so, it opens itself to easy criticism. As you read those letters to the editor that throw that motto into the Journal’s face for various reasons – and we know you will – let me give you one additional thought to ponder…
“These days hard-copy newspaper readership and revenue are dwindling across the board. For a paper to continue a weekly Faith & Religion section is quite a commitment…”