Dealing with the Press

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Tue Oct 28 04:36:40 2003

evan wrote:
> In fact, local newspapers are still the
> heart of American journalism, and most do a superb at
> covering their regions and small towns, in a way that
> the AP or CNN never will be able to do.

In my local paper they get stuff wrong all the time. Many times they
don't spell correctly, either.

> There were other comments that are really wrong.
> "Don't look them straight in the eye" is just silly.

That post was a bit confusing, but it wasn't talking about not looking
the reporter in the eye. It was talking about not looking the crazy
collector in the eye. I think it was Sellem that followed that up with
chewing his way through a fence to get to a computer.

I don't think anyone here thinks 100% of the press are idiots. It's
just that the majority were English/Journalism majors, so they have a
background very far removed from the background of most list members.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Received on Tue Oct 28 2003 - 04:36:40 GMT