Re: Clearly, nothing she does at this point...

Posted by Laura Lee Guhrke on April 18, 2002 at 11:05:18:

In Reply to: Clearly, nothing she does at this point... posted by Corey on April 17, 2002 at 22:28:28:

As someone who worked for the Idaho Statesman for over four years, I would like to respond to the question from this poster about that newspaper. The Idaho Statesman is the largest newspaper in the state of Idaho. It is owned by Gannett Corporation, which also owns USA Today. It has a daily circulation of about 65,000 and a Sunday circulation of about 85,000, with an estimated readership of 2.5 readers per copy. It is not a huge paper, nor a small one, nor is it a tabloid. Just thought I'd let everybody know a little bit about the newspaper here in Boise, Idaho, since I used to work there.

: will make you happy, Carolyn.

: I agree with you that it isn't reasonable that we each go out and do extensive research to verify what we've read. In general, we all have news and information sources that we trust and accept at face value the information we get from these sources.

: How many of us know anything about the Idaho Statesman? And how many of us would ever have heard of this news outlet or seen the article on Robin Lee Hatcher if Laurie hadn't brought it to our attention?

: And why did she bring it to our attention? Well, she's in the romance business. She runs a site that is a clearinghouse for news and information on the romance publishing industry.

: On an issue that was sure to be a volatile topic among romance readers, it seems reasonable that a professional site would want to present a balanced view of said topic and would have contacted the author in question before posting the article and accompanying comments.

: A person who wants to stir things up and generate hits on her site, on the other hand, would not.

: The manner in which she initially posted the article, combined with her neglect in contacting Hatcher, makes this site smack of the tabloid journalism she herself has dismissed within this thread.

: A fine day for the romance industry, indeed.

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: As someone who worked for the Idaho Statesman for over four years, I would like to respond to the question from this poster about that newspaper. The Idaho Statesman is the largest newspaper in the state of Idaho. It is owned by Gannett Corporation, which also owns USA Today. It has a daily circulation of about 65,000 and a Sunday circulation of about 85,000, with an estimated readership of 2.5 readers per copy. It is not a huge paper, nor a small one, nor is it a tabloid. Just thought I'd let everybody know a little bit about the newspaper here in Boise, Idaho, since I used to work there. : : will make you happy, Carolyn. : : I agree with you that it isn't reasonable that we each go out and do extensive research to verify what we've read. In general, we all have news and information sources that we trust and accept at face value the information we get from these sources. : : How many of us know anything about the Idaho Statesman? And how many of us would ever have heard of this news outlet or seen the article on Robin Lee Hatcher if Laurie hadn't brought it to our attention? : : And why did she bring it to our attention? Well, she's in the romance business. She runs a site that is a clearinghouse for news and information on the romance publishing industry. : : On an issue that was sure to be a volatile topic among romance readers, it seems reasonable that a professional site would want to present a balanced view of said topic and would have contacted the author in question before posting the article and accompanying comments. : : A person who wants to stir things up and generate hits on her site, on the other hand, would not. : : The manner in which she initially posted the article, combined with her neglect in contacting Hatcher, makes this site smack of the tabloid journalism she herself has dismissed within this thread. : : A fine day for the romance industry, indeed.