http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/23/reporting-the-war-at-home/ Global Perspectives for an American Audience Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/23/reporting-the-war-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 Becky Selzer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:16:40 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=19218#comment-3811 I am 64. I am not a person that is interesting to your show. However, I had to register my delight in your show today. I have listened to NPR for at least 30 years. I am an avid listener. I am a native Mississippian. I have lived in Florida, California, Massachusetts and now Missouri. Today, I heard a program that projected Mississippians as editors of newspapers in a city, a public university in southern MS, and a local paper in a public university town. they were introspective, intelligent, hard working, people who are trying to make good decisions about what they publish in their newspapers. I want to thank-you for showing the normal in my home state. Usually, the only news people around me hear about from MS is something evil. And that should be printed. However, in 30 years, it's not overkill to show goodness occasionally. And for that, I am grateful to you. I am 64. I am not a person that is interesting to your show. However,
I had to register my delight in your show today. I have listened to NPR
for at least 30 years. I am an avid listener. I am a native
Mississippian. I have lived in Florida, California, Massachusetts and
now Missouri. Today, I heard a program that projected Mississippians as
editors of newspapers in a city, a public university in southern MS, and
a local paper in a public university town. they were introspective,
intelligent, hard working, people who are trying to make good decisions
about what they publish in their newspapers.
I want to thank-you for showing the normal in my home state. Usually,
the only news people around me hear about from MS is something evil.
And that should be printed. However, in 30 years, it’s not overkill to
show goodness occasionally. And for that, I am grateful to you.

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/23/reporting-the-war-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3789 Joe Paterno Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:59:21 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=19218#comment-3789 War fatigue? Among newspaper editors, journalists and readers? My oh my... how convenient that this affliction didn't set in during the Bush Administration but just now magically seems to affect the media with the new Obama administration. The fact that this explanation doesn't even get a whiff of mention speaks volumes about the reporter on the story and all of the reporters/editors in the piece. Gag me. War fatigue? Among newspaper editors, journalists and readers? My oh my… how convenient that this affliction didn’t set in during the Bush Administration but just now magically seems to affect the media with the new Obama administration. The fact that this explanation doesn’t even get a whiff of mention speaks volumes about the reporter on the story and all of the reporters/editors in the piece. Gag me.

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