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Discussion in 'Charlotte Hornets' started by mediafreak, Feb 16, 2005.

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  1. Feb 16, 2005 at 1:43 PM #1
    mediafreak

    mediafreak Freak me

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    my boss spoke out on NinerNation.net on a topic everyone at UNCC seems to be talking about:



    This will be my one and only post on this topic. A Niners fan sent an e-mail to publisher Peter Ridder, who passed it along to me. I thought I'd share my response:


    (Name removed),
    Peter Ridder passed along your note, and I wanted to take a moment to respond. I believe our coverage of the Charlotte 49ers this season has been superior to any previous season. Jena Janovy, in her first year covering the team, has done an outstanding job of reporting on this team, both in game coverage and in feature stories.
    That said, it is not our job to promote the program, only to report on it. Promotion is the job of the university's marketing and sports information offices, and ticket sales are the responsibility of the ticket office. We seldom do straight game advances on any team on the front page of the newspaper -- and neither N.C. State nor North Carolina had a separate advance story in today's paper despite fan bases in our circulation area that rival or surpass that of Charlotte. If we do a gameday story on the section front, it is almost always a human interest or news piece. But we recognize that the 49ers have a big game, and we wrote about it.
    We have many things to balance in our coverage, and as a business we try to make the best decisions we can to sell newspapers. One of those decisions is on story placement. Not everyone will agree with our decisions, but that's the nature of a general interest newspaper.
    Good luck to the Niners this evening. If you pick up Thursday's Observer, coverage of that game will be on the front page.
    If you have more questions, please feel free to contact me directly.
    Sincerely,

    Michael Persinger
    Executive Sports Editor
    The Charlotte Observer
    (704) 358-5132
    [email protected]


    FYI: Packer made a similar point on his radio show Tuesday.
     
  2. Feb 16, 2005 at 2:30 PM #2
    Willy

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    Packer is a fag.


    BTW, your front page piece on the football stadium at Ballantyne High School was simply riveting. :xyzthumbs
     
  3. Feb 16, 2005 at 2:51 PM #3
    LarryD

    LarryD autodidact polymath

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    doesn't this happen every year?
     
  4. Feb 16, 2005 at 3:01 PM #4
    The Brain

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    Packer being called a fag?? I'd assume that was an every DAY thing.
     
  5. Feb 16, 2005 at 3:14 PM #5
    HardHarry

    HardHarry Rebel with a 401(k)

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    By his wife, no less :banana:
     
  6. Feb 16, 2005 at 3:17 PM #6
    Savio

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    yes... :huh:
     
  7. Feb 16, 2005 at 3:34 PM #7
    YINZER

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    Are they still printing the observer? :thinking:
     
  8. Feb 16, 2005 at 3:36 PM #8
    jnwta

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    R N&O?
     
  9. Feb 16, 2005 at 5:41 PM #9
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    49er fans should be busy celebrating the few days they spend in the top 25 instead of crying about news coverage.
     
  10. Feb 16, 2005 at 10:01 PM #10
    VA49er

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    Maybe just a little longer...
     
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