http://purplemotes.net/2007/01/28/localism-in-news-reporting/ a journal of whimsy and hope. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:55:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://purplemotes.net/2007/01/28/localism-in-news-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-3663 DIGITAL STREET JOURNAL » Howell Jones misses the point by a mile Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:45:37 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2007/01/28/localism-in-news-reporting/#comment-3663 [...] OK, granted, you might get a higher percentage of contributors who fit the description. And there will always be people who have an agenda, a certain ax to grind. But to fully believe that as being the rule as opposed to the exception is profoundly naiive in my opinion. People want to feel tied to their communities and not all of them will use citizens media to bitch about nonsense. I’ll let Stephen Gray of NewspaperNext explain (pointed out to me by Doug Galbi of Purple Motes). [...] [...] OK, granted, you might get a higher percentage of contributors who fit the description. And there will always be people who have an agenda, a certain ax to grind. But to fully believe that as being the rule as opposed to the exception is profoundly naiive in my opinion. People want to feel tied to their communities and not all of them will use citizens media to bitch about nonsense. I’ll let Stephen Gray of NewspaperNext explain (pointed out to me by Doug Galbi of Purple Motes). [...]

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