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===Syndicated features=== |
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Syndicated features include comics, such as ''[[Get Fuzzy]]'' and ''[[Pearls Before Swine (comic strip)|Pearls Before Swine]]''. Also featured are ''The New York Times'' crossword puzzle and a [[Sudoku]] puzzle. |
Syndicated features include comics, such as ''[[Get Fuzzy]]'' and ''[[Pearls Before Swine (comic strip)|Pearls Before Swine]]''. Also featured are ''The New York Times'' crossword puzzle and a [[Sudoku]] puzzle. |
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==Controversies== |
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===Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoon controversy=== |
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The newspaper published two of the controversial [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy|Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons]] in February, 2006.<ref name="Rhinoceros Times">[http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834160853&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099 "Paper reprints hated cartoons in Greensboro"] from the ''[[Winston-Salem Journal]]''</ref> |
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===Ku Klux Klan controversy=== |
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In July 2009, the paper won a $25,000 judgement for punitive damages against an [[Arkansas]]-based [[Ku Klux Klan]] group and its leader [[Thomas Robb]].<ref name="LegalBattleLoss">{{cite news | url=http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/Klan-vs-Rhino-Times.htm | title=Arkansas Klan Group Loses Legal Battle with North Carolina Newspaper | publisher=[[Anti-Defamation League]] | date= July 9, 2009 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-08-15}}</ref> The case was filed in 2006 when the paper alleged the Klan inserted its fliers into ''Times'' newspapers, which then went to customers.<ref name="LegalBattleLoss"/> The Klan counter-sued for defamation, but lost.<ref name="LegalBattleLoss"/> In addition to punitive damages, the paper reportedly received the nation's first permanent injunction against the KKK,<ref name="LegalBattleLoss"/> barring them from using the paper to distribute their literature in the future. |
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===Prisoner cartoon controversy=== |
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In June 2011, a controversy was created when ''The Rhino Times'' published a cartoon by Geof Brooks that featured two [[African American]] men in orange [[prison jumpsuit]]s, in the front yards of what appears to be two suburban homes.<ref name="gnandr">''Greensboro News & Record'' article: "[http://www.news-record.com/blog/55399/entry/121182 "Dey builds a brand new jail..."]</ref> The first character states, "Geez! Dey builds a brand new jail wit' three squares [square meals] an' [[cable television|cable]]...", and the second character concludes, "And dey puts us on [[house arrest]] so's dey can pays for it!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edcone.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc33e53ef014e8955969f970d-popup |title=Rhino Times comic June 23 2011 |publisher=Edcone.typepad.com |date=2011-06-23 |accessdate=2013-08-08}}</ref> |
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Editor John Hammer apologized in the next edition of the paper, claiming that the cartoonist had intended the prisoners to be caucasian;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regrettheerror.com/2011/06/30/rhinoceros-times-apologizes-for-racially-insensitive-cartoon/ |title=Poynter |publisher=Regret the Error |date= |accessdate=2013-08-08}}</ref><ref>http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articles-c-2011-06-29-208840.112113-An-Apology.html</ref> in his apology, Hammer did not address why the cartoon had been colorized as it was, nor the failure of the editors to catch the mistake. The ''[[Greensboro News & Record]]'' reported that Hammer called Guilford County Commissioners Chairman Melvin "Skip" Alston to apologize for the cartoon.<ref name="gnandr" /> Alston commented that he felt the cartoonist "might have had some racial intent".<ref name="gnandr" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 18:53, 27 November 2013
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid (Greensboro edition only) Internet (Greensboro and Charlotte editions)[1] |
| Owner(s) | Carroll Investment Properties |
| Publisher | Roy Carroll |
| Editor | John Hammer |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Greensboro, NC United States |
| Website | www.rhinotimes.com |
The Rhino Times is a free weekly conservative news and opinion newspaper published in Greensboro, North Carolina, originally founded in 1991 as the Rhinoceros Times. A Charlotte, North Carolina print edition was founded in 2002 and discontinued in 2008.[1] Its circulation in 2010 was 30,000.[2]
The Rhinoceros Times' last publication was the April 25, 2013 edition. John Hammer cited financial reasons for closing the doors after 21 years. A web presence was said to be continued as long as possible. It was acquired by local developer Roy Carroll and reopened in October 2013.[3]
Features
Local features
The newspaper features editorial columns by noted science fiction and fantasy author and Mormon Orson Scott Card and local investigative reporting by New York Times best-selling author Jerry Bledsoe.
The back page of the paper features a regular commentary article by editor John Hammer, Under the Hammer.[4] In the feature, Hammer is highly critical of President Barack Obama, referring almost exclusively to him as either "Barack Hussein Obama" or by his last name.[4][5] Hammer also promotes conspiratorial and fringe theories that Obama is a "secret Muslim" and was not born in the United States.[4][5]
Syndicated features
Syndicated features include comics, such as Get Fuzzy and Pearls Before Swine. Also featured are The New York Times crossword puzzle and a Sudoku puzzle.
Controversies
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoon controversy
The newspaper published two of the controversial Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons in February, 2006.[6]
Ku Klux Klan controversy
In July 2009, the paper won a $25,000 judgement for punitive damages against an Arkansas-based Ku Klux Klan group and its leader Thomas Robb.[7] The case was filed in 2006 when the paper alleged the Klan inserted its fliers into Times newspapers, which then went to customers.[7] The Klan counter-sued for defamation, but lost.[7] In addition to punitive damages, the paper reportedly received the nation's first permanent injunction against the KKK,[7] barring them from using the paper to distribute their literature in the future.
Prisoner cartoon controversy
In June 2011, a controversy was created when The Rhino Times published a cartoon by Geof Brooks that featured two African American men in orange prison jumpsuits, in the front yards of what appears to be two suburban homes.[8] The first character states, "Geez! Dey builds a brand new jail wit' three squares [square meals] an' cable...", and the second character concludes, "And dey puts us on house arrest so's dey can pays for it!"[9]
Editor John Hammer apologized in the next edition of the paper, claiming that the cartoonist had intended the prisoners to be caucasian;[10][11] in his apology, Hammer did not address why the cartoon had been colorized as it was, nor the failure of the editors to catch the mistake. The Greensboro News & Record reported that Hammer called Guilford County Commissioners Chairman Melvin "Skip" Alston to apologize for the cartoon.[8] Alston commented that he felt the cartoonist "might have had some racial intent".[8]
References
- ^ a b Washburn, Mark (2008-09-19). "Rhino Times paper ends, stays online". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "The Rhinocerous Times to stop publishing after 21 years | Piedmont - WXII Home". Wxii12.com. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ^ The Rhino Times returns: What to know about its new strategy
- ^ a b c The Rhinoceros Times article: "Under the Hammer - June 24, 2010".
- ^ a b 99 Blocks article: "Is the Rhino Times racist?".
- ^ "Paper reprints hated cartoons in Greensboro" from the Winston-Salem Journal
- ^ a b c d "Arkansas Klan Group Loses Legal Battle with North Carolina Newspaper". Anti-Defamation League. July 9, 2009. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ a b c Greensboro News & Record article: ""Dey builds a brand new jail..."
- ^ "Rhino Times comic June 23 2011". Edcone.typepad.com. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ^ "Poynter". Regret the Error. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ^ http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articles-c-2011-06-29-208840.112113-An-Apology.html