re: #266 FemNaziBitch

I think because of the days when they were more transparent about it. Back in Revolutionary Times, everyone knew which papers had owners or financial supporters in politics . I’m totally hazy on the specifics of history on this one.

Anyone remember —Ben Franklin actually was a printer, Jefferson and Adams???

It was common up through the 19th Cent for papers to be named ‘The Podunk Democrat’ or ‘Bumpkinville Republican’. You can find examples of papers that shifted their politics through time without changing the name.