Local Media Shills for Mining Industry?

By: Jim Moss

Think about everything you have read or heard from local media sources pertaining to the ongoing debate in the Resolution Copper Co. land swap saga.  Has the prospect of another ‘copper boom’ inspired some local media to bury their journalistic hats and don the mining helmets of Resolution Copper Co.?

Examine the lead story in the October 14, 2009 issue of the Copper Country News (CCN)  — remember the handsome photo of Navajo President, Joe Shirley, featured prominently above the fold, on the front page?  The headline declared, ” Hopis Evict Environmentalists; Navajo President Approves”.  Why did CCN print this ‘Navajo news release’ and attach such great importance to it for its Globe-Miami-SanCarlos audience? … Continue Reading