http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/ Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Thu, 24 May 2012 12:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36227 newscoma Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:46:09 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/#comment-36227 Oh, I wasn't disagreeing with you at all. Most people in town where I'm at know where I stand on things. I think this is a good conversation. I know you're unbiased. :) It is a balance. When I started this thing, I was anonymous and now not so much. I was just sharing (sorry I didn't get back here earlier. Been running crazy.) You know, those naysayers always have something to say be it politics, cheerleader coverage etc. With that said, the positive thing about people being so involved is that they are involved. Local newspapers have such a sense of ownership from the community and I think that's why we probably are scrutinized so carefully. I make it a practice though to eat lunch with the local parties (both of them) and to not back away when they ask a question about my politics but that's just what's comfortable to me. Also, my publishers are also active politically on the other side of the aisle from me, so hopefully it gives it all balance. It's funny, I did an inch count recently of our editorial page and it actually has more conservative coverage (because that's the community's frith if you will) than liberal. That comes from Letters to editor, submitted editorial columns etc... Rural media is an odd thing, isn't it? Cheers, my friend. Oh, I wasn’t disagreeing with you at all. Most people in town where I’m at know where I stand on things.
I think this is a good conversation. I know you’re unbiased. It is a balance. When I started this thing, I was anonymous and now not so much.
I was just sharing (sorry I didn’t get back here earlier. Been running crazy.)
You know, those naysayers always have something to say be it politics, cheerleader coverage etc.
With that said, the positive thing about people being so involved is that they are involved. Local newspapers have such a sense of ownership from the community and I think that’s why we probably are scrutinized so carefully.
I make it a practice though to eat lunch with the local parties (both of them) and to not back away when they ask a question about my politics but that’s just what’s comfortable to me. Also, my publishers are also active politically on the other side of the aisle from me, so hopefully it gives it all balance.
It’s funny, I did an inch count recently of our editorial page and it actually has more conservative coverage (because that’s the community’s frith if you will) than liberal.
That comes from Letters to editor, submitted editorial columns etc…
Rural media is an odd thing, isn’t it?
Cheers, my friend.

]]> http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36767 newscoma Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:46:09 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/#comment-36767 Oh, I wasn't disagreeing with you at all. Most people in town where I'm at know where I stand on things.<br>I think this is a good conversation. I know you're unbiased. :) It is a balance. When I started this thing, I was anonymous and now not so much.<br>I was just sharing (sorry I didn't get back here earlier. Been running crazy.)<br>You know, those naysayers always have something to say be it politics, cheerleader coverage etc.<br>With that said, the positive thing about people being so involved is that they are involved. Local newspapers have such a sense of ownership from the community and I think that's why we probably are scrutinized so carefully. <br>I make it a practice though to eat lunch with the local parties (both of them) and to not back away when they ask a question about my politics but that's just what's comfortable to me. Also, my publishers are also active politically on the other side of the aisle from me, so hopefully it gives it all balance.<br>It's funny, I did an inch count recently of our editorial page and it actually has more conservative coverage (because that's the community's frith if you will) than liberal. <br>That comes from Letters to editor, submitted editorial columns etc...<br>Rural media is an odd thing, isn't it?<br>Cheers, my friend. Oh, I wasn’t disagreeing with you at all. Most people in town where I’m at know where I stand on things.
I think this is a good conversation. I know you’re unbiased. It is a balance. When I started this thing, I was anonymous and now not so much.
I was just sharing (sorry I didn’t get back here earlier. Been running crazy.)
You know, those naysayers always have something to say be it politics, cheerleader coverage etc.
With that said, the positive thing about people being so involved is that they are involved. Local newspapers have such a sense of ownership from the community and I think that’s why we probably are scrutinized so carefully.
I make it a practice though to eat lunch with the local parties (both of them) and to not back away when they ask a question about my politics but that’s just what’s comfortable to me. Also, my publishers are also active politically on the other side of the aisle from me, so hopefully it gives it all balance.
It’s funny, I did an inch count recently of our editorial page and it actually has more conservative coverage (because that’s the community’s frith if you will) than liberal.
That comes from Letters to editor, submitted editorial columns etc…
Rural media is an odd thing, isn’t it?
Cheers, my friend.

]]> http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36222 Lake Neuron | Journalists and advocacy Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:01:09 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/#comment-36222 [...] posted earlier about why I don’t feel, as a journalist, that it’s right for me to voice my candidate [...] [...] posted earlier about why I don’t feel, as a journalist, that it’s right for me to voice my candidate [...]

]]> http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36221 John Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:34:08 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/#comment-36221 I'm not saying that no one could ever figure out where I stand on a political issue, and I understand what you're saying about transparency. But since I do sometimes cover politics (at a small-town paper, you cover a little bit of everything), I think coming out and supporting candidate "A" just sends the wrong message, and gives people an excuse to complain. People on either end of the political spectrum already try to accuse all journalists of being biased, and many of them are more than willing to lump the Times-Gazette in with out-of-town media outlets that have offended them. I feel like, if I were to come out and say for whom I was voting, it would give the nay-sayers further ammunition. I try very hard to be unbiased in the way I do my job, and as far as I know I'm on good terms with the local leadership of both political parties. I’m not saying that no one could ever figure out where I stand on a political issue, and I understand what you’re saying about transparency. But since I do sometimes cover politics (at a small-town paper, you cover a little bit of everything), I think coming out and supporting candidate “A” just sends the wrong message, and gives people an excuse to complain. People on either end of the political spectrum already try to accuse all journalists of being biased, and many of them are more than willing to lump the Times-Gazette in with out-of-town media outlets that have offended them. I feel like, if I were to come out and say for whom I was voting, it would give the nay-sayers further ammunition. I try very hard to be unbiased in the way I do my job, and as far as I know I’m on good terms with the local leadership of both political parties.

]]> http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36766 John Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:34:08 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/2008/02/04/frustration-2/#comment-36766 I'm not saying that no one could ever figure out where I stand on a political issue, and I understand what you're saying about transparency. But since I do sometimes cover politics (at a small-town paper, you cover a little bit of everything), I think coming out and supporting candidate "A" just sends the wrong message, and gives people an excuse to complain. People on either end of the political spectrum already try to accuse all journalists of being biased, and many of them are more than willing to lump the Times-Gazette in with out-of-town media outlets that have offended them. I feel like, if I were to come out and say for whom I was voting, it would give the nay-sayers further ammunition. I try very hard to be unbiased in the way I do my job, and as far as I know I'm on good terms with the local leadership of both political parties. I’m not saying that no one could ever figure out where I stand on a political issue, and I understand what you’re saying about transparency. But since I do sometimes cover politics (at a small-town paper, you cover a little bit of everything), I think coming out and supporting candidate “A” just sends the wrong message, and gives people an excuse to complain. People on either end of the political spectrum already try to accuse all journalists of being biased, and many of them are more than willing to lump the Times-Gazette in with out-of-town media outlets that have offended them. I feel like, if I were to come out and say for whom I was voting, it would give the nay-sayers further ammunition. I try very hard to be unbiased in the way I do my job, and as far as I know I’m on good terms with the local leadership of both political parties.

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