- Top story: An AP report about expectations for rising beef prices.
- An AP story about Lorillard profits
- A picture of an owl from the NC Zoo
- An AP story about a man run over by a truck in Robeson County
- An excerpt from another website about the death of a Reidsville police officer.
- An AP story about coyotes in Charlotte
- A video of a Charlotte school bus on fire
- Photos from last night's Duke/Carolina game
- A regurgitated press release about a local lottery winner.
The communications director from a political action committee came to town and attempted to influence the decision-making of Greensboro's city council Tuesday night with misinformation.
She cited what she said was information from a reputable polling organization in order to sway council to a decision favorable to the position of the PAC. It did not take much skepticism—much of a feel for Greensboro—to think, "That doesn't sound right." Unless you are a stenographer.
This blogger researched the PAC official's claims, found them to be lacking and wrote about it. Another blogger picked it up, did some more research and raised some more questions. Finally, a third blogger made contact with the communication director and ferreted out the truth. All under the nose of and without the help of, or even any mention by, the professionals at Greensboro's daily.
But that owl is cute.
3 comments:
Ouch, Roch.
I've been a little busy staying on top of the state's attempt to disenfranchise 43,000 Guilford County voters and the court battle that's about to decide it.
And the free speech lawsuit the county's gotten itself into in a comic turn that has put the ACLU on the side of a local Tea Party group.
And the systematic closing of local clinics for the poor.
And the county and city's multi-million dollar haggling over water and sewer funding in the midst of a serious budget crisis.
It's not that the things in which you're most interested aren't important and worthy of coverage...but that doesn't mean everything we're all working on is unimportant.
You do a great job of covering the county Joe and I'm glad to admit that you are a nearly constant exception to my complaints.
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