Once again, a Murray PR release becomes Saturday's top-of-the-front-page news
The headline tells us:
Mine Acquisitions Deemed Positive
Here's the lede for the story:
Murray Energy Corp. offset production declines at its Ohio coal mines last year by increasing yields at some of the West Virginia operations the firm acquired from Consol Energy for $3.5 billion approximately two years ago, Mine Safety and Health Administration Data show.
Huh? So what? How can this, under any definition, be considered news? (Note no other newspaper in the universe considered this news, let alone a front-page story.) Once again this is a Murray Energy PR release rewritten for Saturday's edition -- it even includes the usual quotes from Murray spokesman, Gary Broadbent.