THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL'S WAY OF LIFE: OUR OPINION FOR YOUR MONEY

Romenesko's headline:

Providence Journal stuns readers with pro-casino editorial

Ian Donnis says favoring a proposed Harrah's casino is "a remarkable switch" for the Journal, which for years has staunchly opposed the establishment of a destination casino in Rhode Island. He writes: "Some readers, in letters to the editor, have suggested that the change was motivated by a desire to cultivate more advertising -- a theory endorsed by at least some in the newsroom -- or ordered by the newspaper's Dallas-based [Belo] ownership."

And ProJo reader says: "What is going on here?? I am expecting The Journal to explain why it has changed its opinion. Is it because advertising revenue, current and future, has influenced its position?"

Now you know why this paper is in trouble.

Holly cow

Another "cathedral without soul."