How big media shortchange the public

[Daniel Billings]

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From: "rogerkirk" <rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net>
To: "Daniel Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>; "BRI"
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: How big media shortchange the public


> Apparently big enough to warrant a 2-page article in
> today's NY Times Online.

I read the story and it was almost identical to the NPR stories.  It focused
on the controversy and did not say much about how well known the guy was
before this controversy.  The story does suggest that the lyrics may be
intended to result in controversy and publicity. If so, it worked.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine