tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post7340207809034719648..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Stranger Slog Reports on the Press Access IssueMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38233883875670116982010-09-22T10:44:09.391-07:002010-09-22T10:44:09.391-07:00Hey Melissa,
I hear SPS backed down on this issue...Hey Melissa,<br /><br />I hear SPS backed down on this issue. Did they apologize to you or anything?Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540428343439198125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-36455424372419044252010-09-18T02:09:34.282-07:002010-09-18T02:09:34.282-07:00Just for the record, I did send a letter early Fri...Just for the record, I did send a letter early Friday to a group of addressees that made sense at the time - all SPS P/A folks (and I have to say, my dealings with them in the past have been exemplary, I have in particular worked closely with Patti and Teresa), superintendent, board member Steve S. because I'm in his part of town, cc'd a couple folks outside the situation. I heard back from all but one of the addressees. I will leave it to Melissa to decide what kind of followup she posts here ultimately, and how she interprets the statement that eventually was issued.<br /><br />Also speaking of statements, I am pleased that the president of the local Society of Professional Journalists board, of which I am a member, responded to a reporter's request with a statement strongly supporting "citizen journalist" access, while not commenting on any specifics of this situation.Tracy @ WSBhttp://westseattleblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89382557695422926092010-09-17T22:50:17.163-07:002010-09-17T22:50:17.163-07:00Here's a thought - If I send Melissa ten bucks...Here's a thought - If I send Melissa ten bucks for her efforts, is she, hey presto!, a professional journalist? After all, she'll be getting paid for her writing.<br /><br />Hah? Hah?Josh Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242600011474990770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32853884801622200882010-09-17T21:43:06.649-07:002010-09-17T21:43:06.649-07:00Tracy, right on! We love the West Seattle Blog, to...Tracy, right on! We love the West Seattle Blog, too.wsnorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795943009142572757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41151676827840815692010-09-17T11:28:17.778-07:002010-09-17T11:28:17.778-07:00Melissa, I'm trying to get in touch with you t...Melissa, I'm trying to get in touch with you today. Please email me a phone number if you're available to talk: amyrolph@seattlepi.comAmyhttp://www.amyrolph.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-39952541473011670002010-09-17T10:27:23.854-07:002010-09-17T10:27:23.854-07:00You know, Melissa, it wouldn't be a bad idea f...You know, Melissa, it wouldn't be a bad idea for you to just BE a professional journalist. Get a paying gig or two and join a society.<br /><br />You might want to think about going to this event: <br /><br />"On September 21, the Society of Professional Journalists is hosting a conference. It will feature 18 editors from local publications, so it's a great <br />opportunity to meet, mingle and network with folks who may be looking for writers and/or stories. <br /><br /><br />"The event is called "All Access Pass: The Freelancer's Survival Guide," it runs from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21 at the REI flagship store in <br />Seattle (222 Yale Ave N.), and it will be featuring two editor mixers. One will be during the conference itself. The other will be a Media Bistro event immediately after the event. Best of all, it's really cheap: Just $40.<br /><br />"For more details, go to www.spjwash.org."hschinskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316478950862562594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-79184118980454026532010-09-17T01:08:54.891-07:002010-09-17T01:08:54.891-07:00Tracy: As a loyal blog reader, could I ask that yo...Tracy: As a loyal blog reader, could I ask that you do All of the Above, and soon?!<br /><br />Also, can you cut n paste what you just said onto <a rel="nofollow">PubliCola's longgggg thread?</a> <br /><br />And definitely a letter to the Board. <br /><br />For everyone else out there without media connections, please also take the time to drop a letter to the Board tomorrow and let them know what you think of District Communications as shaped by our Superintendent.Central Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05411595538958030193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-51246714220321661562010-09-17T00:13:06.786-07:002010-09-17T00:13:06.786-07:00I just heard about this - because an old-media jou...I just heard about this - because an old-media journalist in Spokane whom I follow on Twitter tweeted the Stranger link. This pisses me off. We publish in "blog" format and even though we have a different style - we don't do opinion - and I have a different background - old media - that doesn't matter. I consider this site, as I have said here before, to be the premier place to find out what's going on in Seattle Public Schools, from outside the district. If they ban you today, what's to keep them from banning me tomorrow? Do you need somebody to go to bat for you on a bigger scale? I'll write a letter but I'm just one voice. I can point this out to louder voices like the Poynter Institute (where I've been a "Sense-Making Fellow" for two years, and you guys would fit right in our group) if they haven't heard already. This is outrageous. It's not a common policy, either - nobody at City Hall stopped opinionated online reporter Sable Verity - or citizen activists who don't even HAVE websites, so far as I know - from asking questions during the Mayor McGinn/Chief Diaz news conference on Wednesday (I was there).Tracy @ WSBhttp://westseattleblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13549199267466304032010-09-16T23:00:35.625-07:002010-09-16T23:00:35.625-07:00Good point, Mirmac. I wondered that as well.Good point, Mirmac. I wondered that as well.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89870944923270838332010-09-16T22:51:51.428-07:002010-09-16T22:51:51.428-07:00What I found weird was how the Times ignored the p...What I found weird was how the Times ignored the press conference but published MGJ's "guest column" the next day. Wonder who ghostwrote that for her?mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-541629496509352862010-09-16T20:53:17.602-07:002010-09-16T20:53:17.602-07:00"unbiased coverage" - no wonder none of ..."unbiased coverage" - no wonder none of the old media showed up, either!wsnorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795943009142572757noreply@blogger.com