Photo courtesy of Pat Crowley. @PatCrowleyNEARI
So, if you still have doubts that the ProJo editorial board is the tail wagging the newsroom’s dog; those fears should be laid to rest after the Newspaper Spin Cycle of record’s coverage of the Brendan Doherty event at Metacomet Country Club in East Providence.
Journal scribe Phil Marcelo, covered all the political details about how Sen. Scott Brown made the trip down from Massachusetts, gave a closed-door speech to the big donors and then left quickly. He also covered the fact of the approximate amount of money the event raised and even mentioned how both men met as youngsters at a basketball camp. Marcelo also goes on to note how Doherty was impressed with Brown’s call for bipartisanship.
Now here’s where I take exception to the ProJo’s coverage. When a story mentions bipartisanship, shouldn’t it at least include some of what the other side might have to offer, or object to? Maybe an example of Sen. Brown working in a cooperative manner?
Not only was there no mention of the other side’s views in this story, there wasn’t even any mention of the protesters outside the entrance to the country club. Members of Planned Parenthood and several labor groups were outside the event to make attendees and passers-by aware of extreme right-wing positions Mr. Doherty has staked out for his campaign. My question is: How is this not news?
Maybe if the ProJo goes back to fairly and accurately reporting the news and keeping its opinions on the editorial page, the paper can gain back some of its credibility. If not, I fear for my former co-workers on Fountain Street, as readership declines and the state will lose a once Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, to be replaced by a print version of Fox News.
Wow, that’s pretty bold to accuse Phil of being a shill for the right.
Can we expect the same posted criticism from you after the Journal covers every Cicilline event and there’s no mention in the article of what conservatives think?
Wow, a dozen people holding signs at an intersection – HUGE news. The Projo must be biased for not getting quotes from some random sign-holders at a political fundraising event.
“Not only was there no mention of the other side’s views in this story, there wasn’t even any mention of the protesters outside the entrance to the country club. Members of Planned Parenthood and several labor groups were outside the event to make attendees and passers-by aware of extreme right-wing positions Mr. Doherty has staked out for his campaign. My question is: How is this not news?”
What extreme right wing views? What were they protesting? You just did the same as you accused Marcelo. Even worse, you took a photo sent to you by Pat Crowley and posted it with his spin. Are you and RI Future the mouth piece for the NEA? Sorry, that last one was admittedly a rhetorical question.
How long until you write another post about Phil Marcelo not mentioning the conservative side in this story about Hoyer stumping for Cicilline?
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Are you going to admit that you’re doing the same thing you accused Marcelo of (not telling both sides) or are you going to write it, that Marcelo should have asked the Doherty camp for their opinions?