vision2020@moscow.com: Re: Area of City Impact

Re: Area of City Impact

Palmer Susan (susanp@osprey.csrv.uidaho.edu)
Wed, 21 Jun 1995 13:41:00 -0700 (PDT)

Particularly because the paper reported that Greg's comments
were taken from "written comments to the commission," I think that
Greg Burton or anyone else lurking from the Daily News should
respond with their perception of the journalism and reporting etiquette
regarding lists like this. Although I, too, agree that we are in
the public realm here, permission to quote from written material
is generally the appropriate policy for most folks.

Fritz should monitor the paper for the next several days for the
story his apparent faux pas generates.

Best,
Susan Palmer

On Tue, 20 Jun 1995, Bill London wrote:

> Can anyone explain how Greg's comments were given to the daily news?
> I am trying to understand this new medium of exchange we are
> using. Is this a party-line conversation, open to the 50 or so
> subscribers, or is this a public forum where we all are making public
> comments ready for use in news accounts?
> Greg was commenting upon a public document in a way that could be
> construed as public comment, but I really don't see his posting as that.
> To me, these messages are not for public dissemination. I would have
> restrained myself from my usual mumbling had I known it could appear in
> print.
> I hope someone explains how this occurred, and what the rules are
> here, and what I can expect in the future. BL
>


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