Dear CNN, stop dancing on my grave

CNN sure thinks it is a lot of fun to celebrate the demise of newspapers. They've devoted several stories to it. More than most sites. But what really bothers me is the tone. There is a smugness there, an arrogance that is really grating.

Here a links to some of the stories. Decide for yourself.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/02/27/roth.econ.stop.the.press.cnn?iref=videosearch

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2007/02/08/lamonica.murdoch.newspapers.cnn.cnn?iref=videosearch

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2007/01/20/money.change.newspaper.biz.cnn?iref=videosearch

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-234926

Me, I've decided to stop reading CNN. Not because they put down the industry that feeds me, no, but because they are promoting their own self interest in celebrating the end of their competitors.

Well, guess what CNN? We're going to be a pain in your butt for a long time to come. Newspapers aren't dead yet. In fact, we're still the best source for local news online.

You may have broody Anderson Cooper, whose recent website ads look like a GQ cover. You may have your pathetic iReporters (which really get on my nerves), but let's face it, aside from covering terrorist attacks and tornadoes, what are they really good for?

Newspapers will always have the best local news, analysis and professionalism. We're not dead yet.

So you can just ruminate on that one for a while CNN. Or maybe you can send a soccer mom iReporter to find out more about it.