Not only am I the editor-in-chief of an award-winning newspaper, but I now have the pride of bring the head of a newspaper that promotes enough controversy to have our office trashed/vandalized.
One or more people were upset by an anti-abortion advertisement that we ran, and trashed the outside of the Thorn office after pulling all of the advertisements (they were separate inserts) from the stacks (of 1000+ issues!).
No damage was done and cleanup was fairly quick (although the resulting quantity of trash was heavy).
As for who, I have some evidence as to who might have been involved, but it’s circumstantial.
That’s amazing. Although I probably disagree with the advertisement, I am completely in support of your printing it. It reminds me of when people were up in arms about the topless bar ads we ran.
People are stupid, I hope you run that ad over and over.
8 Comments
Imani
What happened!?
bekah
That is AWESOME.
As long as no one got hurt….
Way to go and keep up the good work!
Dulin
That sucks, any idea who did it, ect.?
Brandon
I oddly wish that would’ve happened during my tenure as OE.
Lissa
One or more people were upset by an anti-abortion advertisement that we ran, and trashed the outside of the Thorn office after pulling all of the advertisements (they were separate inserts) from the stacks (of 1000+ issues!).
No damage was done and cleanup was fairly quick (although the resulting quantity of trash was heavy).
As for who, I have some evidence as to who might have been involved, but it’s circumstantial.
Guy
Wait… anti-anti-abortion protestors tore up a place? That’s a new one. In Indiana of all places…
t33b
ha. don’t know how i ended up here, but now that i am, wanted to say two things.
* it’s hillarious that Rose hasn’t changed in 10 years
* it’s hillarious that I thought I was looking at my site when i came here…
peace and stuff,
Dess
That’s amazing. Although I probably disagree with the advertisement, I am completely in support of your printing it. It reminds me of when people were up in arms about the topless bar ads we ran.
People are stupid, I hope you run that ad over and over.