Fair enough. I guess we can all interpret things different ways. Maybe I'm the one without a Pulitzer in my future. :-D
Thanks for pointing out my skewed judgment considering the news background. Chuck On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Paul Plack <pl...@xmission.com> wrote: > > > Chuck, > > I actually got just the opposite intent. The mention of his handicap and > community contribution through amateur radio paint a clear, sympathetic > position. The reporter's job is to present both sides of the story. > Accurately reporting the position of an opposing neighbor is required for > fairness, and while the neighbor is obviously not well-versed in engineering > principles, there were no facts skewed by the reporter. > > For anyone in the town not living in this thing's shadow, this story will > tug the heartstrings in the boy's direction, not against him. > > I have a background in news, and also some experience being misquoted. This > reporter did a way-above-average job of getting it right, especially for > local media in a small market. Most coverage of ham issues villifies us from > the start. We should all hope for something this fair. > > 73, > Paul, AE4KR > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Charles Mills <w3y...@gmail.com> > *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 5:28 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT:Antenna height restrictions and > PRB-1 > > > > The article was written very poorly and the facts skewed to bully a > handicapped child. > > “They started off with just a little antenna which was fine then the > monstrosity came about the big tower and that's the one we were really > worried about. We do see it rocking back and forth,” Eric Scott said. > > Of course it rocks back and forth...that's what the guy with the PE stamp > designed it to do. I somehow don't see a Pulitzer in that journalist's > future. Sorry again Kevin for the bandwidth here. > > Chuck > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 7:20 PM, wb6dgn <tallins...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > > > -- ===================================== Charles L. Mills Westmoreland Co. ARES EC Amateur Radio Callsign W3YNI Email: w3y...@gmail.com
