Today's story attempting to rank McDonald's breakfast (In response, apparently, to the Golden Arches company announcing they will sell breakfast 24/7 now) reads as follows: (from the comments)
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I think it's great that the Chronicle is giving opportunities for junior high and high school kids to write for them for extra credit. That's what's happening here, right?
One imagines so. Which brings us to the question of the day:
IF the Chron is employing Jr. High students to write copy on their free site, doesn't this violate child labor laws?
After all, that would make sense. We already know that the Chron actively encourages businesses and Houstonians to move downtown (where property values and taxes are high) despite moving out of their themselves.
What I really want is a newspaper that focuses on local news and does a good job covering it. With pap such as this the Chronicle is currently failing on all fronts. Sadly, the "reporting" behind the paywall was so slim (usually less than 5 new stories per day) that I cancelled my subscription and am no-longer a Chron customer. There is more, and better Houston news to be found on the local TV station websites and alternative news outlets.
Meanwhile, the Chron lets a child rank the McDonald's breakfast menu.
And they can't even get that right. Clearly the McGriddle is one of the best items that they have. (Behind the Sausage McMuffin w/egg). If you're going to have someone rank a menu, at least choose someone who has eaten there (Ken Hoffman).
Of course, if Hoffman wrote that the brain-trust at the Chron would park it behind their paywall.
