Michael Magras<p>Let's check the tote board, shall we? I've contacted five news outlets in recent weeks, three national and two local, to ask if they'd do a story about a serious issue. All five saw no reason to answer me.</p><p>What was that again about the critical need to support independent journalism?</p><p>I'll just say it. I don't care what industry you're in. If that's how you treat current or potential customers, you deserve to fail. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>