Re: 2020 mtg with S McClure

["bill london" <bill_london@hotmail.com>]

Priscilla (or others who attended the McCLure meeting):
If McClure acknowledged problems with DN coverage of Alturas park, what was 
he going to do in the future about this?  Did he say?
BL


>From: "Priscilla Salant" <psalant@moscow.com>
>To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
>Subject: 2020 mtg with S McClure
>Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 08:46:30 -0800
>
>Steve,
>
>The meeting was good, tho we missed your participation and insights!   I
>appreciated the chance to learn more about constraints under which the
>paper works, especially staff turnover, low pay, and competition with the
>Tribune.
>
>Here are the main concerns that surfaced (in no particular order):
>
>* The paper has too many copy errors related to spelling and grammer.  (A
>copy editor has been hired to address this.)
>
>* Reporters who cover public meetings sometimes focus on relatively less
>important issues and leave out the main story.  (Someone asked if the
>stories couldn't just be longer or broken in two separate pieces.)
>
>* Editorials on the 1912 Center have been vitriolic and destructive, rather
>than helpful in addressing the concerns that some people have over openness
>and financing. (One person argued that the paper shouldn't be expected to
>tow the establishment's line.)
>
>* Critical local issues, especially the Alturas Business Park, have either
>been missed or handled superficially. (Steve acknowledges this problem and
>is working on doing a better job.  He does think they've done a good job
>with the hospital merger.)
>
>It was interesting for me to hear that quite a few readers look to AP
>stories in the local paper for details on national and international
>events.  Others rely on radio and television for this purpose.
>
>Perhaps others who were at the meeting can add something.
>
>--Priscilla Salant
>
>

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