tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20232261.post116369062846441300..comments2023-03-27T07:00:48.328-05:00Comments on Newscoma Has Moved: The One About Rural NewspapersNewscomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20232261.post-1163755857712881812006-11-17T03:30:00.000-06:002006-11-17T03:30:00.000-06:00Of course you dig it, hon. It's a grand opportunit...Of course you dig it, hon. It's a grand opportunity and a grand responsibility, and you're gifted at it. Very few have the dedication or the <I>cojones</I> to stay in hometown journalism and prosper as a human and as a journalist. It's too easy for folks to write it off when they don't have the understanding of the talent and loyalty required to stay in the field. I used to tell folks it's the straight and narrow way.<BR/><BR/>Smooch the pups for us. And yourself, too. (And embrace The Nap at every opportunity.)grandefillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079011505342918180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20232261.post-1163716264202068022006-11-16T16:31:00.000-06:002006-11-16T16:31:00.000-06:00Okay, I'm officially smitten with you, Grandfille....Okay, I'm officially smitten with you, Grandfille.<BR/>And your right.<BR/>Beer is good. <BR/>And I know I'm interviewing the same folks, doing more for news in a small way, than some of the "biggies."<BR/>I also know that I'm a part of the grand intimacy of a small-town paper and I dig it.<BR/>I really do.<BR/>Smitten, By God.Newscomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20232261.post-1163702036707766492006-11-16T12:33:00.000-06:002006-11-16T12:33:00.000-06:00Why should you be called a rube for choosing to se...Why should you be called a rube for choosing to serve as the link between your community and the rest of the world? There would BE no AP, no CNN, no TV stations, no big-city papers without community news. How do folks think the "biggies" (ahem) get their news? They read the locals. (And in my experience often plagiarize the locals by reading the locals' stories word-for-word on-air. But that's another post.)<BR/><BR/>You perform the same service Ben Franklin did, missy. He was right about beer, and he was right about the press. Salute them both. Keep on.<BR/><BR/>And always remember, and don't ever forget -- sometimes the senior picture of the kid who got a scholarship will run 4x6 above the fold while a conviction in a murder case of statewide interest gets buried down next to the mailing label box. It's what the community wants.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for staying in the trenches, miss. We love ya for it.grandefillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079011505342918180noreply@blogger.com