Columnist Anne Benjaminson gloats over the death of the Daily Planet.

Personally, I enjoyed this newspaper for its misspelling of reporters' names (OK, we've been known to do that too), theft of classified advertisements and headlines such as "The Jews are Attacked Near Campus." Really? All the Jews?

So say what you will about having a two-newspaper town, but I say, "So long, suckas

What was so bad for the Daily Cal about having the Planet around? The two were hypothetically competitors for ad money, I suppose, but in truth they largely went after different markets. The DC went for National advertisers and student-focused ads, the Planet for a wider range of local stuff. Their news coverage only overlapped on city politics, and that wasn't much of a beat to get worked up about. On the other hand, lots of people just lost their jobs, there are less reporters covering everything, and city residents have fewer news sources.

In fact, the only really 'good' reason for celebrating the Planet's death from a Daily Cal person's point of view is that it gives the Daily Cal a virtual monopoly on day-to-day Berkeley news. And that sucks for everyone else.Email This Post!