As a newbie to the CDA blogging world, I'm purely curious - what is the motivation behind constant criticism of the Coeur d'Alene Press? Honestly?

a. Hold the Press to a higher professional standard. (At times, I try to force the Press to cover things it might not do. Or to provide fuller coverage. At times, I'm being petty.)
b. To point out how awesome the Spokesman Review is (It is a good paper with a different mission than the Press. We focus on the Inland NW, not just North Idaho. The Press strictly focuses on the greater Coeur d'Alene area.)
c. To meet some needs based on past grievances (As a budding counselor, you'll have to provide the psychological analysis on this one. I just write and let the chips fall.)
d. For fun (Bingo)
e. Personal dislike for specific writers (Absolutely not. I like the individual Press writers I know. Even Editor Mike Patrick and I are friendly toward each other when we meet.)
f. Hatred towards Hagadone (I have a strong dislike for the way Hagadone treats people, particularly grunt employees. But not much feeling toward him personally. I doubt that he's someone with true friends, even in high places in his organization. He's pretty closed off.)
g. Nothing else better to do (You read the blog, so you know that there's plenty to discuss in this viewtiful community of ours. Generally, I wait for an interesting misstep by the Press rather than a generic one. It was worth noting that the Press didn't cover the Kroc Center ground breaking b/c it could reflect anger by Mr. H toward Her Sandiness and the project.)
h. It's easy (Indeed.)
i. Other...? (I feel an obligation to keep an eye on HagaCorp and its newspaper b/c few other are in a position to do so -- and report on it. )

Angela

DFO: Angela, thanks for this comment post and for being part of the HBO blogosphere. I delayed posting this b/c I wanted to think about it for awhile.

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