GBC

(And I have no idea why the word “magazine” in my earlier post is being covered with asterisks as if it was foul language.)

Our country is openly supporting a government that has killed over 100 journalists in the last year, often in deliberate, documented ways. I mention this not to dismiss your concerns or to argue that two wrongs make a right, but to point out that dismissing The Ring revamp over the crime of Khashoggi paints reporters into a corner and holds them to a standard that neither our government, nor the different American business concerns that trade with the kingdom, nor ourselves, who benefit from cheaper oil, are being held to. I am more concerned, however, about the conflict of interest of a promotional entity publishing a magazine that’s supposed to be impartial and handing out belts that should be awarded according to strict boxing criteria. In this, I share your opinion that the best we can do k is wait and see how The Ring operates editorially even if at this early stage its ownership already raises many legitimate doubts.