Wed
Sep 27 2006
06:18 pm
Fearmongering on channel 6
By: Up Goose Creek

WATE reports that the homes in the waterfront area are doomed and will eventually be taken for development. No mention of only targeting dilapidated homes, or plans to preserve the neighborhoods, or appeals to council. I don't think they bothered to read the plan, or interview Dave Hill. Why bother when sensationalist news brings viewers?

The image of people continuing to live in their homes and getting help from the city for repairs is kind of boring, actually.

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redmondkr's picture

This fear mongering was also

Submitted by redmondkr on Wed, 2006/09/27 - 7:39pm.

This fear mongering was also evident in the piece about dogs.  They missed an excellent opportunity to talk about puppy mills, proper training, and responsible ownership.  I wouldn't allow my Rottweilers near the TV.

Number9's picture

Here is the WATE story.

Submitted by Number9 on Wed, 2006/09/27 - 7:41pm.

Here is the WATE story.

KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- The ball is rolling on the South Knoxville Waterfront project. The city will start building new roads, extra parking and greenways within the next six months. 

The development will span across three miles starting at Scottish Pike and stretching past the James White Parkway.

At least 2,000 people live within the boundaries of the project. The city sent out public hearing notices to 580 property owners.

Rachel's picture

Well, Mamaw and I agree on

Submitted by Rachel on Wed, 2006/09/27 - 8:16pm.

Well, Mamaw and I agree on this one.  Sloppy, shoddy reporting.  Although what's-her-first-name Alpo's piece in today's KNS wasn't much better.  Where was Hayes Hickman last night?

BTW, I just sent Channel 6 a scathing email.  Wonder if they'll bother to reply?

Number9's picture

BTW, I just sent Channel 6 a

Submitted by Number9 on Wed, 2006/09/27 - 8:45pm.

BTW, I just sent Channel 6 a scathing email. Wonder if they'll bother to reply?

Will you share it with us?

Rachel's picture

Me: BTW, I just sent Channel

Submitted by Rachel on Wed, 2006/09/27 - 9:44pm.

Me: BTW, I just sent Channel 6 a scathing email. Wonder if they'll bother to reply?

#9: Will you share it with us?

Would have been glad to, but did it on the form they provided and didn't keep a copy.  The gist was a lot of what Mamaw said, with a few extras thrown in.  I ended up suggesting they do a follow-up story, since this one not only missed the nuances, it needed a major overhaul.

 

Up Goose Creek's picture

Reply

Submitted by Up Goose Creek on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 6:39am.

Jamie Foster replied to me right away, said "We are not out to be fearmongers." Were they still running those lurid promos last night?

dmcd's picture

her name is Alapo

Submitted by dmcd (not verified) on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 7:52am.

Her name is Lola Alapo. Raising the level of discourse, are we Gemini?

TPTB's picture

"Raising the level of discourse, are we Gemini?"

Submitted by TPTB (not verified) on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 10:44am.

Yep, that's like turning in Mike Ragsdale for a codes violation for property he doesn't own.

(link...)

“I e-mailed Conley and the mayor (Ragsdale) a week before I turned them in to the city on a dirty lot ordinance violation. Conley said he would look into it. A week later, nothing had happened, so I called 311 and reported it. That’s when it got mowed.”

dmcd's picture

her name is Alapo

Submitted by dmcd (not verified) on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 12:13pm.

one more time. Her name is Alapo. You should apologize to her for making a joke out of her name.

re Brownlow. Mr. Ragsdale has a letter agreement with Mr. Conley that continues the terms of the Dewhirst agreement (dated July 2005) Something Mr. Conley denies in that article. So Mr. Ragsdale is equally responsible for the deal he cut on Brownlow. They are both responsible for the current condition of Brownlow School.

Rachel's picture

one more time. Her name is

Submitted by Rachel on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 1:33pm.

one more time. Her name is Alapo. You should apologize to her for making a joke out of her name.

Oh hell, is THAT what you were talking about?  I couldn't figure out why you were beating up on me.  I wasn't trying to make a joke out of her name.  I just got it wrong - I didn't have the story in front of me and I only sort of noticed who wrote it.

And then when I read your comment I focused on you giving me her first name, not correcting the last.  It was just a whoops.

"Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

Number9's picture

one more time. Her name is

Submitted by Number9 on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 2:07pm.

one more time. Her name is Alapo. You should apologize to her for making a joke out of her name.

No harm was intended. gemini does that once in a while as all of us do.

Rachel's picture

My reply read: This is a

Submitted by Rachel on Thu, 2006/09/28 - 10:04am.

My reply read: This is a story we will definitely continue to work and follow up on. Thank you for the information.

We'll see.

Pick on me if you want, Doug, but Ms. Alpo's story also contained a paragraph about the city taking land for developers.  That's crappy reporting.  I cut her a little slack cause this is Hayes' story; he's been following it and she hasn't.  Still.

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gemini wrote: "Where was

Submitted by michael kaplan on Wed, 2006/09/27 - 9:32pm.

gemini wrote: "Where was Hayes Hickman last night?"

hayes' mother passed away and was unable to attend the city council meeting. that was announced at the beginning of the meeting. where were you last night?

Rachel's picture

Thanks for the info about

Submitted by Rachel on Wed, 2006/09/27 - 9:43pm.

Thanks for the info about Hayes; I'll drop him an email.

 I was home watching on tee vee, but I missed the first 10 minutes or so.   I would have liked to have been there, but have been dealing with a health issue the last couple of weeks and didn't quite feel up to it.

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