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More on this story from Palm Springs Library Services Director Jeannie Kays and Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation President Randy Lovely.

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Thanks Israel. You're on the list!

@jboegle.bsky.social: "The sole responsibility sits with Gannett, who several years ago shut down the press here, moved all local printing to Phoenix, and made deadlines so early that what’s in the print edition is no longer timely.

You can’t stop the presses if there aren’t presses to stop."

@jboegle.bsky.social: "The reporters and the editors at The Desert Sun did, and continue to do, fine work; they do not deserve any of the blame for this print-edition embarrassment...

@jboegle.bsky.social: "There was one major gaffe, however—one that was not a mistake, but instead a reflection of the state of print media in 2025: The Desert Sun’s Sunday edition contained no local coverage of the explosion—not on the front page, not elsewhere in the paper...

@jboegle.bsky.social continues: "Trust me: Covering breaking news is difficult—mentally, physically and emotionally. In particular, Mark Talkington and Kendall Balchan at The Palm Springs Post deserve applause for the leading coverage on Saturday... @palmspringspost.bsky.social