Really? A Journalist Wasn't Available?

A publicity stunt, or a way to solidify their audience base? 

Note: the above is the un-retouched WOWO news story announcing the trip, warts and all. 

In what can only be described as a step up from car dealer remotes and roofing commercials, WOWO's Kayla Blakeslee will tag along with Congressman Banks to attend what is best described as a Trump event at the Southern US border. 

A couple of questions:

Is WOWO paying her travel and lodging expenses?

Is Jim Bank's office using tax-payer funds or campaign contributions to pay for her travel and lodging expenses?

Will we suddenly hear a plethora of trade-out travel agent commercials on WOWO to pay for her travel and lodging expenses?

And will WOWO disclose any information about Kayla's remuneration for the trip?

When Will Fort Wayne Media Ask The Mayor This Question?

 A friend of the Maven posted this on Facebook this morning and it begs the question: When will someone in Fort Wayne Media ask the mayor, or his campaign consultants who created the Fifth Safest City in the Country commercial, to explain how that incredible claim can be made, in light of the violence that continues to take the lives of Fort Wayne citizens.

Will 15 Find Out? Will WPTA ABC21 Dig Deeper? Will Louie Tran return to journalism from his PR stint for the downtown rioters long enough to ask the question?  

No. Because they fear that they will piss off the Mayor and "lose their access" to get information for news stories. 

It's a laughable concern, since everyone knows that all news stories in Fort Wayne, originate from the Journal Gazette, and all others simply regurgitate what the JG says. 

So, when will someone go on the record and explain how Fort Wayne sets homicide records, but we're considered "safer" than most US cities?