[Boston-editorial] I featured this Press Release from MGA...

[Pete Stidman]

I don't think Tim was privy to our earlier discussion.
 He mentioned that he was going to center it but I
didn't think to caution him for some reason.  I told
him to mark it clearly.  

I guess I am still as unclear on what we should
eventually do as we all are.  At least it is well
marked as a press release, but I wouldn't have
centered this myself.  It's too short and full of
errors and awkward quotes.  

What we need to do is develop a process for turning
press releases into stories.  This can be addressed in
our workshop series, and maybe made into an exercise
that people can do each week.  

We all could be contributing an article a day if it
was as short as this.  

-Pete


--- Matthew Williams <mw21 at mindspring.com
--- Matthew Williams <mw21 at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Uh, I don't have a problem with featuring it, but
> I'm wondering why 
> this press release is acceptable and others aren't.
> Because we rent 
> space from MGA? Because we like them better?
> 
> Like I said, I think it's fine if we feature press
> releases, just as 
> long as we do for them what we did for this
> one--clearly mark them as 
> press releases.
> 
> -- Matt
> 
> On Apr 14, 2005, at 2:03 PM, TL wrote:
> 
> > I featured this Press Release from MGA. does
> anyone
> > object? I know pete doesnt....
> > -tim
> >
> > "And I say to my people's masters
> > Beware,
> > Beware of the thing that is coming
> > Beware of the risen people"
> > - Padraig Pearse, "The Rebel"
> >
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