In a profound moment for South Dakota journalism in the 21st century, veteran Pierre reporter Bob Mercer quotes a source’s emoji:
I don’t know if Mercer consulted his AP style guide, but for us South Dakota writers, emoji are now in the Mercer style guide. ;-)
“Cancel culture” at its best, eh?
Reminds one of “W’s” reaction to the Dixie Chicks!
This was not “cancel culture,” it was copyright infringement. That’s a thing.
Actually their misuse of a fine John Denver song reminds me of the former president’s continual misuse of a very fine Neil Young song, “Rocking In the Free World.”