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Ole1kanobe 
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Posted on: Nov. 19 2005,6:36 pm |
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I don't think so much small town as controlled media.
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The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
-Albert Einstein-
Some of what is said here (myself included) is about as tolerable as listening to someone vacuum a cat.
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Replicant
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2005,9:57 am |
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This story about some dude who stole $250 worth of junk furniture made front page above the fold on Friday 12/16. Slow news day I guess. A couch, a TV and a lamp, together worth $250, and that was the victim's estimate of value.
Ironic that a petty thief like this gets in-depth coverage. I'd like to see this kind of reporting about the behind-the-scenes workings of our local government.
Junk furniture thief story
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Some drink deeply from the river of knowledge. Others only gargle. - Woody Allen
The problem is not that we have too many fools, it's that the lightning isn't distributed right. - Mark Twain.
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Whiskero
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2005,10:43 am |
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What I find interesting is that this makes the front page, but over a month ago, Ag Power in Hollandale was robbed of all their handheld pieces of equipment and that still hasn't hit the paper.
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Berserker
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2005,3:24 pm |
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I personally think that the hardest part of being a hard nosed reporter in Albert Lea is the over all size of Albert Lea. I mean it has already been stated that people from this site have had eggs and such thrown at them or their property. How many times would a hard nosed reporter get the dirt on some one or some thing before "official" like people of Albert Lea would simply shut this hard nosed reporter out? The Tribune has been advertising for a new reporter, but not sure how that is going. I would love to try my hand at that job but I do not have the journalist back ground they are seeking. Anyways, I am sure some of the thoughts and ideas of the people on this forum have gone through the minds of the current editor. It would be nice to see some interesting stories in the Tribune, however at the same time, is there really that much going on in Freeborn County? How many times can you write about Bok's disruption of the meetings? How many times can you write about the inability of the Council to attract new businesses? Or how the county has such deep divisions in the direction Albert Lea should take for its future?
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"No iron could bite them, and when they swept into battle, no force could resist them." - Icelandic Sagas
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security."-Benjamin Franklin
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Scurvy Dog
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Posted on: Dec. 19 2005,4:07 pm |
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| Quote (Berserker @ Dec. 19 2005,3:24pm) | | I personally think that the hardest part of being a hard nosed reporter in Albert Lea is the over all size of Albert Lea. I mean it has already been stated that people from this site have had eggs and such thrown at them or their property. How many times would a hard nosed reporter get the dirt on some one or some thing before "official" like people of Albert Lea would simply shut this hard nosed reporter out? The Tribune has been advertising for a new reporter, but not sure how that is going. I would love to try my hand at that job but I do not have the journalist back ground they are seeking. Anyways, I am sure some of the thoughts and ideas of the people on this forum have gone through the minds of the current editor. It would be nice to see some interesting stories in the Tribune, however at the same time, is there really that much going on in Freeborn County? How many times can you write about Bok's disruption of the meetings? How many times can you write about the inability of the Council to attract new businesses? Or how the county has such deep divisions in the direction Albert Lea should take for its future? |
Go ahead and turn in a resume.
Ann Austin wasn't a journalist, either. She was hired to replace me as a proofreader when I left and stepped into a reporting job when it became available.
The worst thing that can happen is that they won't hire you.
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