[Buffalo Jim]

" I honestly don't have any problem with a newspaper that wants to run a story about Islam or Ramadan. My question is why? There are simply not very people interested. It might make sense in some areas of the country where there is a large Muslim population, but why would they do it here? "

The above is a quote taken from Post 32 above .

The writer raises a very good question when they say " my question is why ".

Actually , if you have had any experience behind the scenes in media you would get a sense of the unending pressure on the Editors of each section to get out their " product " each and every day . So they have a standing meeting every few days and ask for suggestions from the paper's writers as to major topics to write about .
The writers / journalists want to build their resume and of course keep their jobs so they come up with new topics . I can envision such a " blue-sky " session when one sharp young ambitious writer says " hey it`s the most Holy Month for Islam . How about a major article ".
The Editor says " OK great ! Make it long enough and I will use it for Sunday`s paper " . It`s no more than that frankly .
There is space to fill 7 days a week and what are we going to make a feature article next ? I have a 9PM deadline each and every day . I doubt many of us would want those jobs . I have seen what goes into putting out a large metro daily paper from inside and it is a high pressure operation .