Saturday, October 26, 2024

The Texas Observer whitewashes its Abby Rapoport history

Gus Bova does a puff-piece profile of Bernard and Audre's granddaughter and her time at the Observer ...

And ...

Totally ignores alleged issues in the run-up to the Observer nearly going belly-up, including her allegedly clashing with then-editor Tristan Ahlone during her time as chairman of the board.

That said, given that Abby Grimes has deleted her Substack but yet puts out on her LinkedIn that she still has an affiliation with the Observer? Your piece, for those who keep receipts, actually is a reminder that the Observer still has wounds beneath its band-aids.

It's part of the Observer's 70th anniversary celebration, a milestone that isn't often commemorated. Probably not bad for the Observer to do this, though, because who knows if it will hit 75.

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