I will agree with you 100% Jennifer, particularly when it comes to
the AP Press,
That was my point to Sharon about bid rig.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Now, I wasn't commenting on the Asbury Park Press or the Joyful
> Noise. I commented on Rev. Caldwell's comments about
segregation.
> It may be that the "general readership" of the Press would not
bother
> to read a story about a black reverend in Asbury Park. They would
> likely be reading about the Super Bowl.
>
> Tommy, I've been interviewed by newspapers on many occassions and
I
> know I have to be very careful with reporters. I can't talk to
them
> like I would talk to anyone else because my comments can and often
> are taken out of context. It is unfortunately a part of my job to
> give the press information about housing and I get a knot in my
> stomach every time I have to do it. I don't feel that way talking
to
> anyone else. I don't feel that way speaking to a room full of
> people, but once bitten twice shy.
>
> I have been to the Joyful Noise. I guess I think that his comment
> about not being gay just seems stupid and perhaps just maybe the
> reporter fed him it in a question - 'do you think the fact that
> you're not gay might have effected your client base?' It is
stupid,
> but controversy sells papers.
>
> Apologies that my comments came from personal press experience.
We
> all carry our own experiences and perspectives.
>
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