Rob Williams Out of Legal Trouble
Mike McConnell has reported on his 700WLW-AM radio problem that Rob Williams, morning anchor for FOX19, was cleared by a grand jury on a charge of passing a bad check. This report has not made the local television news and did not make today's papers. Mike made a valid comment about how all to often when people have legal trouble the media rarely follows up to report that those troubles pass without action. I do not know the details as to how this case was resolved, but Mr. Williams was back to work today. I would make a suggestion to Mr. Williams: always pay for airline tickets with a credit card.
Thursday, October 03, 2002
An Email from Nate Livingston
I guess I have riled up the little racist. My little blog here has somehow catapulted me into a category with the likes of Peter Bronson and Willie Cunningham. I of course am nothing but a two-bit amateur blogger, but I have to thank Nate for his backhanded praise. Here is the email:
I guess I have riled up the little racist. My little blog here has somehow catapulted me into a category with the likes of Peter Bronson and Willie Cunningham. I of course am nothing but a two-bit amateur blogger, but I have to thank Nate for his backhanded praise. Here is the email:
Subj: RE: FW: [cincyboycott] Forum -- this Thursday, October 3, "Straightening Out the Lies"Since I am writing and posting while this event is going on, it is obvious I did not go. The event is billed as and "open forum." That translates to: anyone can come, but you will have to just shut up and listen to us. They seem to indicate they have a video. I would like to know how much they edited it. I would bet they edited it extensively, and I bet they also could have altered it. This assumes there really is a video, but I think even they cannot get around lying about that simple fact, although they could try. I will be listening to the radio tomorrow and reading the papers to see if I get any attention from Nate or the CJC. I would guess they would stick with the heavy weights. I am sure Nate just threw me a bone as a little jab. If Nate were not such a low life, this would be fun.
Date: 10/03/2002 4:36:55 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: natelivingston@netscape.net
To: contact@cincynation.com
natelivingston wrote:
I was just glancing at the "Gannett Newspaper Division Principles of Ethical Conduct For Newsrooms" which states "[W]e [Gannett] will hold factual information in opinion columns and editorials to the same standards of accuracy as news stories", and that "[b]ecause these Principles embody the highest standards of professional conduct, the Gannett Newspaper Division is committed to their adherence. They have been put in writing specifically so that members of every Gannett Newspaper Division newsroom know what the Division stands for and what is expected of them. The public will know, too." [ http://www.gannett.com/job/jobs/principles.htm ]
Where is Gannett's Newspaper Division President, Gary L. Watson, the Enquirer's Publisher, Harry Whipple, or Managing Editor, Rosemary Goudreau, to enforce Gannett's ethics policy and hold Peter Bronson accountable for the blatant lies he continues to tell, including those he told in his column last Sunday, or to deal with the Enquirer's ethical problems in general? [ http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/09/29/loc_bronson_making.html ]
The Coalition For A Just Cincinnati has asked to me with the news editor. We have asked to meet with the editorial board. But the Enquirer doesn't seem interested in acting reasonably and responsibly. What will it take to get the this Gannett newspaper to act ethically and professionally? Does Ms. Goudreau have to be fired like the Enquirer's last editor, Lawrence Beaupre? Or does the Enquirer have to be sued like it was from Mr. Lindner and Chiquita? (Oh, I see that the Enquirer was sued just a few days ago for printing more false information about African Americans.)
While these thing are happening, I have to ask, where is the Cincinnati Media Collaborative?
THE COALITION FOR A JUST CINCINNATI WILL RESPOND TO LIES BY PETER BRONSON, PAT BARRY (BARRY TINGLY), WILLIE CUNNINGHAM, THE "NEWSBOY REJECT" BRIAN GRIFFIN, AND OTHERS WHO HAVE ACCUSED US OF BEING DISHONEST AND WHO HAVE REFUSED TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DURING OCTOBERFEST. I'm sure that once the videotape is shown, the defenders of white rioters will continue to make excuses for the violent bahavior of white Cincinnatians.
Please attend:
WHAT:
"Straightening Out the Lies" -- a forum open to the Press and to the Public, sponsored by the Coalition for a Just Cincinnati.
WHEN:
Thursday, October 3, 2002,
6:30-8:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Temple Bible College, 3202 Reading Road, Cincinnati 45229 (Avondale)
WHY:
Find out what really happened during Octoberfest and the Red Hot Weekend. Why did the police refuse to protect peaceful, non-violent citizens? Why did the "news" media look the other way? Why have members of the media, including Peter Bronson and Mike McConnell (700wlw) continued to lie about what happened?
In Solidarity,
The Coalition for a Just Cincinnati
Bush coming to Cincinnati
The Post has the better story. Bush will be making a big speech here, exact location to be determined, about his case for attacking Iraq. It is not known if this is a part of a series of stops or a big national event. It is reportedly to be open to the public, but that no might be as simple as showing up to where the event is held and going in. I hope the speech is held somewhere downtown. Bush can't personally add anything to the local "strife," but having the President of the United States break the boycott is not a bad thing.
The Post has the better story. Bush will be making a big speech here, exact location to be determined, about his case for attacking Iraq. It is not known if this is a part of a series of stops or a big national event. It is reportedly to be open to the public, but that no might be as simple as showing up to where the event is held and going in. I hope the speech is held somewhere downtown. Bush can't personally add anything to the local "strife," but having the President of the United States break the boycott is not a bad thing.
Bush to visit Cincinnati Monday
No indication as to why Bush is coming here and if will be in the city or someplace near by. Fund rasing I would guess, low key and partisan in nature.
No indication as to why Bush is coming here and if will be in the city or someplace near by. Fund rasing I would guess, low key and partisan in nature.
A tale of the death of alternative media from Chris Anderson. This brings up a local issue. City Beat still is around, but Everybody's News just vanished several years ago.
Wednesday, October 02, 2002
Vine St. Kroger to get a face lift
Jay Love and several callers to his radio show today were complaining that Kroger was doing this. They think it was a sign that city is going to change the type of residents and customers on Vine Street. I hope the residents and customers on Vine Street do change, if they want to have a store. Jay seemed to indicate that Kroger should have done this for the community long ago. Why? This is not like putting in a park. This is a business. Companies do not pour money into stores for the social good. They do it to make money. An upgraded Kroger’s built in 1995 or even 2000 would not have changed anything in Over-the-Rhine. All it would have been is a waste of money for Kroger. The people at Kroger do not leave the garbage in the parking lot. Those in the neighborhood leave it. Kroger is damned for doing something, and damned for not doing something. I would close the store down if this is attitude that a majority of people are going to profess.
Jay Love and several callers to his radio show today were complaining that Kroger was doing this. They think it was a sign that city is going to change the type of residents and customers on Vine Street. I hope the residents and customers on Vine Street do change, if they want to have a store. Jay seemed to indicate that Kroger should have done this for the community long ago. Why? This is not like putting in a park. This is a business. Companies do not pour money into stores for the social good. They do it to make money. An upgraded Kroger’s built in 1995 or even 2000 would not have changed anything in Over-the-Rhine. All it would have been is a waste of money for Kroger. The people at Kroger do not leave the garbage in the parking lot. Those in the neighborhood leave it. Kroger is damned for doing something, and damned for not doing something. I would close the store down if this is attitude that a majority of people are going to profess.
CityBeat: Piling On
Did the Owensbys’ attorneys write this article or did Leslie Blade? I really do not like this kind of "journalism." This is advocacy "journalism." The supposition espoused by the comment of "police ambush" is not only inflammatory, it is crass sensationalism. I can understand discussion of this case and the many problems with the testimony of the individuals involved, but to create a conspiracy, best left to the antics of delusional boycotters, is a clear sign of prejudice. An assumption has been made and made and made again no matter what the police and prosecution say. When people make baseless claims against Mike Allen that are ludicrous to anyone with an ounce of objectivity, I do not think facts or realities matter.
As a sidebar issue I must conclude that this article is strongly tainted with progressive populism. This is the political philosophy, as I have phrased it, which most would just call the far left or radical left. Conservatives would just call this liberalism. Since I am a liberal I can tell you this is not liberalism. I am working on a general set of definitions of political ideologies, which I will eventually post. Please don't wait with baited breath.
Did the Owensbys’ attorneys write this article or did Leslie Blade? I really do not like this kind of "journalism." This is advocacy "journalism." The supposition espoused by the comment of "police ambush" is not only inflammatory, it is crass sensationalism. I can understand discussion of this case and the many problems with the testimony of the individuals involved, but to create a conspiracy, best left to the antics of delusional boycotters, is a clear sign of prejudice. An assumption has been made and made and made again no matter what the police and prosecution say. When people make baseless claims against Mike Allen that are ludicrous to anyone with an ounce of objectivity, I do not think facts or realities matter.
As a sidebar issue I must conclude that this article is strongly tainted with progressive populism. This is the political philosophy, as I have phrased it, which most would just call the far left or radical left. Conservatives would just call this liberalism. Since I am a liberal I can tell you this is not liberalism. I am working on a general set of definitions of political ideologies, which I will eventually post. Please don't wait with baited breath.
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