Why don't you do a series that profiles the decisions of each of the members of the court? Explain how they became opponents of the First Amendment, why they feel so free to be partisan and pro-government.
Interview gubernatorial candidates about the kind of people they would appoint to the court and their thoughts about the court's recent decisions.
Followup with a series of editorials and cartoons.
Actually, I never read series. I'll read spot news stories and interviews, but nobody who has a job reads long special reports. So, instead of a series, how about assigning some reporters to cover the supreme court beat and really dig into the issues. The secret is to run a series, but don't call it that and don't run the stories in one week. Run them over a couple of months.
November 8, 2005
1:55 AM
Nate writes:
Uh...Earth to John, Tracy Baker has been out of office since, what...March 2004?
Michael Baker is still on the federal payroll and his decisions, or lack of them, affected many more people on a national level than the cyber sexual palaverings of a depraved country clerk and recorder.
What, pray tell, is the news value? The Rocky lost. Suck it up and move on.
November 12, 2005
10:22 PM
Yaakov Watkins writes:
People require an expectation of privacy in order to function. You probably spend the normal 50 hours a week at work. How about email from your wife and kids. Would you like those to show up on the front page of a newspaper because one of your subordinates did something illegal, the police supoenaed your emails, and then "anonymously " leaked them to the Post, the Camera, or the National Enquirer.
Given the importance of the Rocky, your family might even be discussed in Washington, or London when AP picked up the story. depending on what stage of life your kids were at.
Are you paid enough to risk that?
November 12, 2005
10:22 PM
Yaakov Watkins writes:
People require an expectation of privacy in order to function. You probably spend the normal 50 hours a week at work. How about email from your wife and kids. Would you like those to show up on the front page of a newspaper because one of your subordinates did something illegal, the police supoenaed your emails, and then "anonymously " leaked them to the Post, the Camera, or the National Enquirer.
Given the importance of the Rocky, your family might even be discussed in Washington, or London when AP picked up the story. depending on what stage of life your kids were at.
Are you paid enough to risk that?
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November 7, 2005
12:08 PM
Donald E. L. Johnson writes:
Why don't you do a series that profiles the decisions of each of the members of the court? Explain how they became opponents of the First Amendment, why they feel so free to be partisan and pro-government.
Interview gubernatorial candidates about the kind of people they would appoint to the court and their thoughts about the court's recent decisions.
Followup with a series of editorials and cartoons.
Actually, I never read series. I'll read spot news stories and interviews, but nobody who has a job reads long special reports. So, instead of a series, how about assigning some reporters to cover the supreme court beat and really dig into the issues. The secret is to run a series, but don't call it that and don't run the stories in one week. Run them over a couple of months.
November 8, 2005
1:55 AM
Nate writes:
Uh...Earth to John, Tracy Baker has been out of office since, what...March 2004?
Michael Baker is still on the federal payroll and his decisions, or lack of them, affected many more people on a national level than the cyber sexual palaverings of a depraved country clerk and recorder.
What, pray tell, is the news value? The Rocky lost. Suck it up and move on.
November 12, 2005
10:22 PM
Yaakov Watkins writes:
People require an expectation of privacy in order to function. You probably spend the normal 50 hours a week at work. How about email from your wife and kids. Would you like those to show up on the front page of a newspaper because one of your subordinates did something illegal, the police supoenaed your emails, and then "anonymously " leaked them to the Post, the Camera, or the National Enquirer.
Given the importance of the Rocky, your family might even be discussed in Washington, or London when AP picked up the story. depending on what stage of life your kids were at.
Are you paid enough to risk that?
November 12, 2005
10:22 PM
Yaakov Watkins writes:
People require an expectation of privacy in order to function. You probably spend the normal 50 hours a week at work. How about email from your wife and kids. Would you like those to show up on the front page of a newspaper because one of your subordinates did something illegal, the police supoenaed your emails, and then "anonymously " leaked them to the Post, the Camera, or the National Enquirer.
Given the importance of the Rocky, your family might even be discussed in Washington, or London when AP picked up the story. depending on what stage of life your kids were at.
Are you paid enough to risk that?