joec@aracnet.com
And here we thought it was because you dont break camera lenses...
~ducks and hides~
Joe
On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:33:45 -0700 (PDT), "Mark J. Ginsberg"
wrote:
> I would caution against media at this point.
>
> what would the message be? One irate guy who drives a car and lives in
> the country versus some skinny lycra clad folks saying, stop being
> mean?
> How does that help improve the situation?
>
> Media, sadly, need conflict for better stories.
>
> Unless there is a clear goal to use media, then letting them report on
> it beyond the basic facts isn't going to help.
>
> how many times have people watched TV news and the reporter on the
> scene is talking to random people whose best qualification to be
> telling us the news is that they happened to be walking past the
> reporter while filming was happening?
>
> If you doubt that happens, ask yourself why I personally was filmed,
> quoted and printed talking about PIR this summer. Do I put on PIR, no.
> Do I walk past a camera man, say hi and offer an opinion, at which
> point he says, "hey can I film you"? um, yes.
>
> Mark
>
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> FROM: "shermdave@aol.com"
> TO: obra@list.obra.org
> SENT: Monday, August 22, 2011 10:35 AM
> SUBJECT: [OBRA Chat] rock creek guy- new thread
>
> The news director of a local televsion network is a friend of mine and
> wants to do a story on this issue. He is attempting to also talk to
> Scott Wheeler, so the story may be dependent on Scott's willingness to
> speak, but he wants cyclists that have had interaction with Scott.
>
> If you have had an interaction with the Rock Creek guy and are
> willing to speak to the media, please contact me off list.
>
> Dave Sherman
>
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