Blog Watch: Watch-dogging the Richmond Media? October 2, 2006
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Last month, Conaway Haskins delved into the issue of local media monitoring raised by Chesterfield Observer publisher, Greg Pearson. Cross-posted articles on South of the James and Bacon’s Rebellion explored Pearson’s idea about a “news council” for Metro Richmond, and they dealt with Mr. Pearson’s reactions to some of the assertions in the article. As media coverage of local government, politics and citizens issues is a facet of ensuring responsible growth, it seems worth highlighting those articles here to generate discussion about the implications for Chesterfield County.
Who’s Watching the Richmond Media? A multi-part series
- A Theme with Two Variations
- Community Weeklies Diverge on News Council Idea
- Who’s Watching the Richmond Media? Blogs to the Rescue?
- Local Newspaper Publisher Responds to the Series
It seems to me what would really be valuable is a blog that functioned as a sort of a working paper on local environmental impact issues. It could be kept be multiple people and groups who have a proven track record of working on these issues. For example, it could include Crestwood Farms, the new tower at Short Pump, the illegal billboard off the downtown 95 bridge, etc. Every time each issue took a new turn or went before a new decision making body, it could be logged in the blog. I am just thinking it would be a way for everyone to stay on the same page, instead of having all these different environmental and civic groups feeling like they were out on their own, fending off developers.
Thats very good to know… thanks