Re: opinion

["LuJane at Eagle" <lujane@lataheagle.com>]

how do I do that?
You mean put the entire newspaper on here?


----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Cooke <scooke@uidaho.edu>
To: 'LuJane' <lujane@lataheagle.com>
Cc: Vision2020 Listserver (E-mail) <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 3:00 PM
Subject: RE: opinion


> LuJane
> would you consider posting the Eagle on the vision2020 listserver? is that
a good idea?
> Steve Cooke
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LuJane [SMTP:lujane@lataheagle.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 11:45 AM
> To: susan.palmer@mail.ww.cc.wa.us; vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: Re: opinion
>
> the plan is never to do "investigative journalism" unless the need for the
> Eagle to do this is made clear. Daily newspapers have that job and that is
> where they should focus (in my opinion). thanks Susan for the favorable
> words as well about the Eagle. i feel there is a real need for this type
of
> paper in the county and have felt that way for 20 years (this has been in
> the planning and I have saved my pennies to this end for that long).
>
> Steve asked what would be different than what they are now doing? Some of
> the things i pick up here i could use - minutes of meetings etc. But even
> these have no detail really. I suppose what would be different would be to
> write down what you have happening or know about in a form that could be
> used without much editing. Even the editing takes time and we have a staff
> of two.
>
>
>
> ********************************************************
> LuJane Nisse, Publisher
> The Boomerang!
> visit us on the web at
> http://www.palouse.com/business/boomerang
> (updated periodically)
> ********************************************************
> -----Original Message-----
> From: susan.palmer@mail.ww.cc.wa.us <susan.palmer@mail.ww.cc.wa.us>
> To: vision2020@moscow.com <vision2020@moscow.com>; vision2020@moscow.com
> <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Date: Thursday, June 03, 1999 11:23 AM
> Subject: Re: opinion
>
>
> >     LuJane,
> >
> >     I am a subscriber, and dutiful reader, of the Eagle--despite the
fact
> >     that I am working in Walla Walla. I am glad you posted this, and as
a
> >     reader I have often wished someone would contribute just a little
more
> >     about the Moscow vicinity. Mostly, though, I read it to be more
> >     connected to the outlying towns and activities in the county.
Although
> >     I am unable to volunteer, I think it would be great if someone on
the
> >     list might consider making contributions for Moscow.
> >
> >     It is important, as you note, that folks remember that the Eagle is
a
> >     community newspaper, as opposed to investigative journalism, etc. I
> >     have never been particularly fond of community newspapers elsewhere,
> >     but have been favorably impressed with the Eagle.
> >
> >     Susan Palmer
> >
> >
> >______________________________ Reply Separator
> _________________________________
> >Subject: opinion
> >Author:  <vision2020@moscow.com> at ~Internet
> >Date:    6/3/99 11:06 AM
> >
> >
> >I have not posted to this group yet (I am new to the list) as I have been
> >watching and gleaning. Let me introduce myself. I am the publisher of the
> >LatahEagle. We've been publishing just a year now. We did buy the
Kendrick
> >Gazette and merged it with the Eagle giving us a rich history through the
> >Gazette. Our intent is to cover Latah County news focusing on the "good"
> >news rather than the bad. We try hard to not go out of our way to
> >sensationalize anything that is negative but only to report the bare
facts.
> >
> >We are doing a very good job, in my opinion, in many of the small towns
in
> >Latah County but have been sidestepping Moscow because of lack of
personnel
> >to do a decent job there. With a network of people such as yourself,
> >however, the reporting can be done by residents there sending us the info
> >and us reworking and publishing. It is a "community newspaper" concept
used
> >everywhere but Moscow has never really had a community newspaper so the
> >concept is not known or used there. The towns that are used to having a
> >community paper handle their job well (such as Kendrick and Juliaetta and
> >Potlatch - Troy is coming but it has been many years since they had a
paper
> >of their own - gosh, probably about 20 years).
> >
> >My question to you all is whether or not this group could serve in that
> >capacity or even if this concept would ever catch on there? I plan to
cover
> >Moscow the best I can anyway and when the funds are available to hire a
> full
> >time person with the job of "Moscow"...
> >
> >********************************************************
> >LuJane Nisse, Publisher
> >The Boomerang!
> >visit us on the web at
> >http://www.palouse.com/business/boomerang
> >(updated periodically)
> >********************************************************
> >
> >
> >
>