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'Good Positive Things'

"A lot of them (the staff) felt
they could not work under the new
system-there was so little emphasis
on whether we did anything
professionally," he added.

According to an article in The
Richmond Times Dispatch, Mr.
Mount said "The Progress would
emphasize the 'good, positive
things' about the Charlottesville
area with less emphasis on stories
that might 'hurt individuals.' "

In a second RTD article Mr.
Rooker is quoted as having said
that "In the past, research had
shown that most people in
non-metropolitan regions prefer a
newspaper that reports primarily
local happenings." But after the
shift to a locally oriented paper was
met with a predominantly negative
response, he stated "'They certainly
don't want a rural weekly."'