Wow, Frank Blethen officially stepped down today.
(Ryan Blethen, his son, is taking over.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-farewell-to-readers-from-retiring-publisher-frank-blethen/
Say what you will about the Blethens and the Times, and there's plenty to say, but it's still one of the last independent daily newspapers and I'd much rather keep it that way than have it absorbed into some propaganda consortium.
#seattle #SeattleTimes
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