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Scooping the Sun
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:36 pm
by Jeff Endress
As we all know, being seasoned newspaper persons, there is no greater prize then scooping a competitor. And so, many congrats on LO's scoop of the Sun Post with Dan Slife's great article on Sweet Designs. I may be one of those cynical conspiracy seekers, but do the recent Sun editions seem to be taking a cue from the the ongoing posts on the Observation Deck
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Keep up the good work Observers. Your Chef is mightily proud of you!
Jeff
“The difference between a liberal and a conservative is a conservative prays in public and drinks in private and a liberal prays in private and drinks in publicâ€Â
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:44 pm
by Jim O'Bryan
Jeff
Let's not forget that Observer had gone very deep into the discussion and news of the house on Nicholson and Lake. Where the sun has one picture of the sign I am ready to upload all the items of the auction.
Thanks to all the Observers.
Jim
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:42 pm
by STOSH BURGESS
Jeff, I thought the same thing when I read the front page. I am considering canceling my subscription, because of the better resources that are available now. Why not cut out the middle man (the sun) and get my news here.
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:45 am
by Stan Austin
Hey Gang--- Give 'em a break! They're only 2 weeks behind on the tall grass story!
*chortle,chortle*
Stan
Not so fast, my friends...
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:38 am
by Mike Deneen
...let's show some respect for the Sun-Post. Given their space limitations, by and large I think their local reporters have done a decent job covering the city over the years. I shudder to think where we would have been if we had to rely on just the PD for the past 23 years.
My sister and many of my friends are in the newspaper business (but none at the sun-post). The practical reality is that the sun-post cannot customize more than a few pages of their newspapers and remain financially feasible. Remember, their writers and staff are NOT volunteers.
As for the PD, if it does not involve a "hot button" issue, forget about it. Lakewood represents less than five percent of the metro area (that's just counting cuyahoga county and immediate towns), so we're not gonna get any indepth coverage.
The observer is a great addition to the media mix, along with the Sun-Post, Buzz, Free Times and Scene. The more voices the better.