Chronicle stands tall, more or less: "Alternative" media MIA

As I pointed out a year ago, San Francisco's so-called alternative media is often more timid than the mainstream media they despise. Though the SF Chronicle didn't reproduce the 12 Danish cartoons that led to riots by fanatical Muslims all over the world, it at least published an editorial against this campaign to intimidate the Western media. The Islamic bullyboys were particularly successful here in Progressive Land, since the SF Bay Guardian, the SF Weekly, BeyondChron, Left in SF, The Sentinel, and other local "alternative" news and commentary outlets were silent, as was the SF Examiner.

Last week the Chronicle again demonstrated its moral and intellectual superiority to its competitors by publishing a follow-up article on how mainstream newspapers have censored cartoons submitted for publication on that and other issues. To see examples of cartoons censored by mainstream newspapers in the US, click on the images here.