The Media and especially the Newspapers used to rely on AP or UPI for news stories. Now they are all linked just like We are.
If Donald Trump farts, they all will print it. If nothing is blowing up or the Mass Murder business is slow they might print a small edited version of the SLC Tribunes great coverage buried deep inside probably Page 6 or 7 of their National News section but only as "filler".
The best chance for entire article coverage to be printed in say a Chicago Paper would be for their Sunday Editions and most likely near the weather reports or Environmental reports if they in fact still cover those topics. The bad news is that because The Newspaper business has become a mere shell of itself as their long time money maker, Advertising and especially Classified Advertising left when Craigslist and Ebay were Born. No advertising revenue means that many great reporters have been shown the door and if they need a replacement it will be a young "cub" reporter eager to please their bosses (who wish they would quit annoying him and just stay out of his sight).
Now if one of the "Independent Consultants" they (The BLM) was publicly forced to produce goes out say Tomorrow and happens to uncover a WW II Bomb and accidently sets it off, We will be standing in "Tall Cotton" and the Article will be buried no deeper than Page Three.
The Best part of that scenario is that All Networks would immediately go 24/7 as some devious producer of a News Show will undoubtedly try to link it to the Bomb's used by the Enola Gay (which of course made Wendover Famous) to drop the first Atomic Bomb on Japan. And the best part of 24/7 news (If there is one) is that even they need "filler" such as eventually mentioning why the "consultants" were out on the Salt Flats in the first place. WHAM, BANG, HEADLINES! The Story is on PAGE ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES the very next day and that folks is unfortunately probably the only way have a chance to Save The Salt in my opinion.
Now what I have just said might sound Humorous, but as a avid reader of Newspapers I sadly report that this is what it all has come too.
I am sure that The Salt Lake City newspapers Editor is taking more heat from the "good old boys" Politicians drooling over the New Mining Venture, than the BLM is taking from Their Bosses at the Department of Interior.
My guess is that the young cub Reporter who opened this wonderful can of worms was not told to dig into "rumors" by the Editor of the Newspaper and may in fact be the biggest prize yet for Save The Salt.
The Editor along with The Head Cheese of the BLM may be perched currently (side by side) on the dome of the Mormon Temple preparing to Jump. One due to Political Pressure and the other because of Public furor and outrage! Banzai, Dudes......................... Bob
