News & Record editor John Robinson pens a blog today in which he writes,"the practice of trashing the local paper has been true in every market I've worked. As counter-intuitive as it might seem, it's not necessarily a bad thing. Good journalism often upsets people...Bad journalism certainly upsets people, too. We're not perfect, and we try to correct our mistakes when we can. But the good far outnumbers the bad. When you're the only daily paper in town, you are a target because some people feel as if they don't have another choice. And when much of what you cover is based on conflict, people occasionally have reason to have conflict with you, too...None of this is an excuse not to try to delight readers. It's a recognition that you can't please everyone and that ultimately you have to do what you think is right."
Considering the amount of scrutiny following the coverage of the Scott Sanders trial, et. al., does this ring true? Agree or disagree?
E.C. :)
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It rings true to a point. When the paper gets the attitude that they can do no wrong and stick with false stories and innuendo is where it is going wrong. This is really what happens when they are the only game in town. They attempt to make the news so they have papers to sell, to heck with the facts.
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