Unfit to Print

"They've been so irresponsible, whatever happens, happens," Carter says, characterizing Price's attitude about the newspaper.

Ironically, while Elite News represents many of the same people who failed to embrace Martin Luther King while he was alive, the paper has hosted an annual parade for the civil rights leader for 20 years. This past year, Governor Rick Perry attended the Elite News' commemoration of the late King's life and legacy. If the paper goes out of business, Elite News' association with one of the most iconic figures in American history will cease. To some, that's exactly what the civil rights martyr would have wanted even if he might have chosen someone other than Price to deliver the final blow.

Young-Min Yoon

Mark Graham

Jordan Blair worries about the future of Elite News.

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