Comments on: Suffolk denying bloggers press releases http://bearingdrift.com/2008/07/22/suffolk-denying-bloggers-press-releases/ Fri, 25 May 2012 03:06:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roger Leonard http://bearingdrift.com/2008/07/22/suffolk-denying-bloggers-press-releases/#comment-5213 Roger Leonard Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:31:45 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=731#comment-5213 The story even gets better. Our local paper, the Suffolk News Herald has come out ont he side to the City and Ms. George. The SNH believes that bloggers are undeserving and should be excluded. It almost looks like they are evious of the almost 20,000 who read the blog, given the fact that their own circulation is about 4,200... I posted the fllowing comment to their editorial today: http://www.hamptonroadsmedia.com/articles/2008/08/06/news/opinion-comment/our_opinion/opin1.txt It is interesting to see this type of opinion, opined on this restrictive forum that hangs itself out to be representative of the community. The Suffolk News Herald has sunk to an all time low to say the least and I also would like to know who wrote this article...??? They must live on another planet from the rest of us. The purported purpose of the Press Releases is to disseminate PUBIC information. Why would there be any reluctance to give it to anyone that wanted to spread it wide and far? It seems that the statement that “we don’t want some people to have it” is more than true. It seems that the SNH has become little more than the mouthpiece for the City Administration. When you purport to be unbiased, it would help to have fact and deportment on your side. It is also interesting to see how the SNH manipulates comments and articles for a certain point of view, so perspective is in the eye of the beholder... Any comments??? Roger The story even gets better. Our local paper, the Suffolk News Herald has come out ont he side to the City and Ms. George. The SNH believes that bloggers are undeserving and should be excluded. It almost looks like they are evious of the almost 20,000 who read the blog, given the fact that their own circulation is about 4,200… I posted the fllowing comment to their editorial today: http://www.hamptonroadsmedia.com/articles/2008/08/06/news/opinion-comment/our_opinion/opin1.txt

It is interesting to see this type of opinion, opined on this restrictive forum that hangs itself out to be representative of the community. The Suffolk News Herald has sunk to an all time low to say the least and I also would like to know who wrote this article…??? They must live on another planet from the rest of us. The purported purpose of the Press Releases is to disseminate PUBIC information. Why would there be any reluctance to give it to anyone that wanted to spread it wide and far? It seems that the statement that “we don’t want some people to have it” is more than true.

It seems that the SNH has become little more than the mouthpiece for the City Administration. When you purport to be unbiased, it would help to have fact and deportment on your side. It is also interesting to see how the SNH manipulates comments and articles for a certain point of view, so perspective is in the eye of the beholder…

Any comments???

Roger

]]> By: Dave Mastio http://bearingdrift.com/2008/07/22/suffolk-denying-bloggers-press-releases/#comment-4594 Dave Mastio Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:06:20 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=731#comment-4594 What a bunch of absolute morons. Any press person in the year 2008 who denies access to bloggers, should be dragged out back and stoned with those IBM selectric typewriter balls and lead type from 19th century presses. Let the punishment fit the crime. What a bunch of absolute morons. Any press person in the year 2008 who denies access to bloggers, should be dragged out back and stoned with those IBM selectric typewriter balls and lead type from 19th century presses.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

]]> By: John Harvie http://bearingdrift.com/2008/07/22/suffolk-denying-bloggers-press-releases/#comment-4581 John Harvie Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:24:17 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=731#comment-4581 Seems to me with all the folks recently bailing out of Ms. Johnson's fiefdom (whether by their own coice or not)there's a pretty Tsarist regime there. This is probably just the latest example of Linda J's ham handedness. Seems to me with all the folks recently bailing out of Ms. Johnson’s fiefdom (whether by their own coice or not)there’s a pretty Tsarist regime there. This is probably just the latest example of Linda J’s ham handedness.

]]> By: Brian Kirwin http://bearingdrift.com/2008/07/22/suffolk-denying-bloggers-press-releases/#comment-4568 Brian Kirwin Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:49:11 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=731#comment-4568 Suffolk is silly. It's not like city press releases contain the most earth-shattering hard news. You'd think the city would want their side out to as many people as possible. It's not like the Pilot holds the presses daily until it hears from Suffolk city government. Suffolk is silly. It’s not like city press releases contain the most earth-shattering hard news. You’d think the city would want their side out to as many people as possible.

It’s not like the Pilot holds the presses daily until it hears from Suffolk city government.

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