joelrosenberg (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} joelrosenberg) wrote,@ 2005-06-15 18:12:00 |
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Update on the KARE11 "investigation"
Unfortunately, there's not much to update. The responses from KARE11 that I've seen have been brief, lacking in detail, and not helpful. One of the anchors pled ignorance -- he was off that night -- but if he's decided to follow up, I haven't heard about it. If the producer, Lonnie Hartley -- I'm guessing she's at lhartley@kare.gannet.com -- has had anything to say, she hasn't said it to me. Haven't heard from Scott Goldberg, either, although he read my email to him early this morning.
It's hard to tell, for sure, if it was merely a matter of lazy reporting, or if there was some agenda being pushed, and while I've got my guess -- both -- the relative silence could be argued either way.
What to do? If you haven't called or emailed them, and asked about the story, please do. More details here. We can certainly give up on crying foul when the media misreports issues of importance to us, but I don't think any of us would like the longterm result, so I'm not going to.
Unfortunately, there's not much to update. The responses from KARE11 that I've seen have been brief, lacking in detail, and not helpful. One of the anchors pled ignorance -- he was off that night -- but if he's decided to follow up, I haven't heard about it. If the producer, Lonnie Hartley -- I'm guessing she's at lhartley@kare.gannet.com -- has had anything to say, she hasn't said it to me. Haven't heard from Scott Goldberg, either, although he read my email to him early this morning.
It's hard to tell, for sure, if it was merely a matter of lazy reporting, or if there was some agenda being pushed, and while I've got my guess -- both -- the relative silence could be argued either way.
What to do? If you haven't called or emailed them, and asked about the story, please do. More details here. We can certainly give up on crying foul when the media misreports issues of importance to us, but I don't think any of us would like the longterm result, so I'm not going to.
