https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/3rd-graders-bus-90-minutes-late-mother-upset-with-fwcs/
Only one media outlet ran this story. It's a compelling read that exposes a flaw in FWCS operations. A search of the mother's name and/or child's name of both newspapers and electronic media yielded no results.
Why did only WANE-15 (to their credit) air/publish it?
What magic hold does Fort Wayne Community Schools have on most of the local media?
Why do most local media protect and shield Fort Wayne Community Schools from critical news coverage?
Your thoughts?
The Media Maven in confused.
So kids, do you want me to "share" you stinkin' story or not?
On one hand, you encourage me to redistribute your story to my friends on social media...
But on the other hand, you tell me that I may not redistribute your story to my friends on social media...
Tom Waits was right when he said: "The big print giveth and the fine print taketh away."
For lack of a better description, the Journal-Gazette is the default news source for many in the area and is the default news source/roadmap/assignment editor for all other media outlets in town.
Having lived in that honored position for decades, the Maven wonders why blunders like below are allowed to make it into print and online. For the record, Tom Henry had two candidates challenging him in primary election. One of those candidates, Gina Burgess posted this on her Facebook page, and the Maven is posting it with her permission.
Given that the Journal Gazette has been accused of being the official public relations arm of the Allen County Democratic Party for years, why would the JG allow themselves to criticism and/or scorn for making such a ridiculous and correctable error concerning their candidate Tom Henry? Is the headline supposed to make incumbent Henry seem more electable since he "had no Primary challenger" instead of Tim Smith who had to deal with Dr. Crawford in the Republican primary?
Is the JG trying to manipulate the voters, or maybe there is no more explanation than "we screwed up".
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes a mistake is just a mistake. That's what the JG said when they accidentally named Ms. Burgess as a Republican in early candidate profiles.
Dirty politics?
The media had this "manuscript" for weeks but seems to be holding it for maximum impact on the election...
Here it is:
