vision2020
Re: opinion
You might do well to post abstracts or the first few paragraphs for major
stories. That would be a public service on your part, and free publicity
to boot. But you don't want to give the entire thing away, and I don't
want to be downloading the entire version every week, any way.
At 03:37 PM 6/3/99 -0700, you wrote:
>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)
>> >********************************************************
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
>
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