Well now that the turkey (we're talking Thanksgiving here, folks, not Board Members..) has been cooked, served, devoured and the leftovers put away, it's time to get caught up on some stuff in Big Animal Grove...
Ah,the paper landed in my mailbox today. Oh, look -- an article about the village board meeting -- from 10 days ago. What's the root of news? New. Kathy Routliffe does a nice job covering a hot bed -- so why does Pioneer hold her stuff forever? Pioneer is trying to save money and conserve paper, which is why they put Mega Bites on page 11 -- yep, another weekly gluttony report about 42 scoops of ice ream for suburbanites. Bet the homeless and the hungry really enjoyed it.
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Routliffe included Lisa Stone's comments from blogs (most probably those in the Daily Herald). I checked them out -- typical blogging. What's annoying are those people who have the courage to rip someone without attending board meetings or contacting the source -- and then not having the courage to sign their name. Welcome to the age of online bashing.
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Oh look, Pioneer "covered" Stevenson's dictators and their decision to run the Statesman -- as in run it into the ground. But talk about balanced reporting.. my, oh, my.. Mr. Wachter must have spent at least an hour doing the story. After all -- it must be tough digging up sources on line and, oh the agony of waiting for emails from the Flack at the Mecca on 22.
Geez, Ronnie, wouldn't it have been a nice touch to talk to an expert on scholastic press rights? Or how about the chair of the scholastic press right commission for the Journalism Education Association? What's that Ronnie? You didn't have that information? Sure you did Ronnie.
Good reporting comes as the result of good efforts. Pioneer displayed neither.
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Oh look, Gabbin' in the Grove. Does anyone care that Susan Dubin is paranoid about her neighbors watching her eat? Hey Susan, it could be worse. No further comment.
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Kudos to Dino Marco -- this guy needs a raise, a vacation or a life -- This guy cranks out more copy than anyone else at Pioneer.
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Speaking of media...check out the Chicago Tribune's Thanksgiving Day Editorial "Muzzlin Students" about the czars at Stevenson. A tip of the hat to the Editorial Board at the Tower.
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