Re: Complaints about Broadcast News

[Sptseditor@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/12/00 6:11:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Dib9@aol.com 
writes:

<< WCSH also persists in showing a picture of a Verizon Wireless store 
whenever 
 they talk about the Verizon strike.  They should know that the employees of 
 Verizon Wireless are not on strike. >>

You are correct, Dan, but a big reason Verizon is on strike is because of 
Verizon Wireless, i.e. the issue of allowing the union access into the 
wireless market. They probably use the Verizon Wireless store since the Bell 
Atlantic facilities still haven't changed signage over; their facades still 
say Bell Atlantic out front. (At least they did Monday, when I was last in 
the Boston area.)

<< Is it just Maine or is radio and TV news everywhere covering the Firestone 
recall like it is Armageddon?  This has been the top story all week.  WCSH 
led with it again tonight.  I agree that it is a story that needs to be 
covered but we are way past overkill. >>

I can't say for Maine, but I can tell you the Detroit stations aren't really 
covering this too heavily in their newscasts, though the two daily newspapers 
have had this on their page 1 for the past few days. There's a lot of other 
news going on out here; could it be that there's not much going on in Maine 
this week? Methinks not, but just a possibility.

-Sean