Thanks a million, Victoria. You described the situation here very well (and may now know more than I do about the situation in Spanish Fort, which is about 10 miles from where I live!). You're right that in Alabama, the right-leaning publications sometimes cover book bans more aggressively than centrist or progressive ones.
But I've found I can't ignore them, because some of pro-ban groups may talk only to them. Or so I realized when I felt sure the Moms for Liberty were behind some of the banning attempts here in Fairhope but couldn't find evidence of it even in the New York Times, which sent a reporter here and spent weeks on the story. The only publication in which a Moms for Liberty member admitted to having filed an early challenge in Fairhope was a right-leaning one. One possible explanation is that the local Moms won't talk to liberal (and esp. "Yankee" liberal) media like the Times but will talk only to pubs that they know are on their side.
I thought the quote from the Moms for Liberty member was interesting, to say the least. She's 'good call, it's very balanced.' Like Fox News says it's balanced, I guess.
Thanks a million, Victoria. You described the situation here very well (and may now know more than I do about the situation in Spanish Fort, which is about 10 miles from where I live!). You're right that in Alabama, the right-leaning publications sometimes cover book bans more aggressively than centrist or progressive ones.
But I've found I can't ignore them, because some of pro-ban groups may talk only to them. Or so I realized when I felt sure the Moms for Liberty were behind some of the banning attempts here in Fairhope but couldn't find evidence of it even in the New York Times, which sent a reporter here and spent weeks on the story. The only publication in which a Moms for Liberty member admitted to having filed an early challenge in Fairhope was a right-leaning one. One possible explanation is that the local Moms won't talk to liberal (and esp. "Yankee" liberal) media like the Times but will talk only to pubs that they know are on their side.
I thought the quote from the Moms for Liberty member was interesting, to say the least. She's 'good call, it's very balanced.' Like Fox News says it's balanced, I guess.
Yay for HB. Perhaps there is hope.
I was pretty excited about this!