# Update on Gannett pitting **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128 "2012-02-07T22:03:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bmasters1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/1 "2012-02-07T22:03:47Z")
Remember how I had once said that I pitted Gannett because I thought that their papers were very substandard, and not at all what I had grown to love? Well, there are a couple of exceptions among the papers of that company, at least to me: _The Tennessean_ of Nashville, TN, and at least so far, _The Arizona Republic_ of Phoenix, AZ. I’m really liking those, for unknown reasons. Moral of the story: it was really the _Greenville News_ that was the object of my pitting, and I think that I unfairly broadbrushed all of Gannett. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/2 "2012-02-07T22:28:16Z")
For me it’s an error of time rather than location. That is, Gannett papers were the worst a couple decades ago. Now, they haven’t changed, but much other media outlets have sunk below them. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/3 "2012-02-07T22:49:45Z")
> [@bmasters1](#): > > Remember how I had once said that I pitted Gannett because I thought that their papers were very substandard, and not at all what I had grown to love? No. ---
**Author:** ![bmasters1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/4 "2012-02-07T22:54:45Z")
I thought that such was what I said. Shows how much I know. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/5 "2012-02-07T23:04:23Z")
> [@bmasters1](#): > > Remember how I had once said that I pitted Gannett because I thought that their papers were very substandard, and not at all what I had grown to love? Well, there are a couple of exceptions among the papers of that company See? This is what happens when you only buy the expurgated version. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/6 "2012-02-08T21:11:45Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > See? This is what happens when you only buy the expurgated version. Well, they DO soil their nests! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/7 "2012-02-08T21:19:49Z")
> [@Daithi\_Lacha](#): > > Well, they DO soil their nests! I read about that in a book by Dikkens (the well known Dutch author) ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/8 "2012-02-08T21:49:56Z")
> [@bmasters1](#): > > I thought that such was what I said. Shows how much I know. Oh, you may have. It’s just that nobody remembers. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/9 "2012-02-08T22:12:04Z")
> [@bmasters1](#): > > Remember how I had once said that I pitted Gannett because I thought that their papers were very substandard, and not at all what I had grown to love? Well, there are a couple of exceptions among the papers of that company, at least to me: _The Tennessean_ of Nashville, TN, and at least so far, _The Arizona Republic_ of Phoenix, AZ. I’m really liking those, for unknown reasons. Moral of the story: it was really the _Greenville News_ that was the object of my pitting, and I think that I unfairly broadbrushed all of Gannett. Seriously, the _Tennessean_? I can only imagine how bad the Greenville News was if you’re holding up the Tennessean as a model of journalism. I read it (on the web) fairly often because it’s the major local daily, but it’s quite terrible. It’s basically full of 1) local sports news, 2) local crime news, and 3) stupid fluff pieces. The stories are often confusing, misleading or lacking important details. The best newspaper in Nashville for actual news is the _City Paper_. ---
**Author:** ![bmasters1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/10 "2012-02-08T23:19:40Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Seriously, the _Tennessean_? I can only imagine how bad the Greenville News was if you’re holding up the Tennessean as a model of journalism. I read it (on the web) fairly often because it’s the major local daily, but it’s quite terrible. It’s basically full of 1) local sports news, 2) local crime news, and 3) stupid fluff pieces. The stories are often confusing, misleading or lacking important details. The best newspaper in Nashville for actual news is the _City Paper_. In that case, you have a point. I praised the _Tennessean_ based solely on design. I didn’t realize that its journalism was that bad. I’m generally a visual reader when it comes to newspapers (in other words, if it looks good [if the paper is well-designed], I’ll read it); apparently, looks are just one part of the whole picture. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-gannett-pitting/612128/11 "2012-02-09T01:49:31Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > No. Also no.