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Regarding the Media: It's a sad but true fact in today's media climate - a "feel-good" story may be well-written, but TV ratings, newspaper circulation, and internet "hits" are driven by sensational or 'breaking' news. I guarantee that the Strib and PP websites are getting far more hits for the Amy Senser trial then for any 'positive' story.
Likewise, if the PP had uncovered any possible impropriety in the Tinsley Fund or paying of funeral trip expenses, it would have been a lead story (above the fold in newspaper terms). George Dohrman broke the Gangelhoff story, and it made his career. That's what (most) reporters want - the big juicy story that makes their reputation and puts them in line for a big payday at their next job.
If we don't trust the media, then the media has to assume some of the responsibility for that state of affairs.
Likewise, if the PP had uncovered any possible impropriety in the Tinsley Fund or paying of funeral trip expenses, it would have been a lead story (above the fold in newspaper terms). George Dohrman broke the Gangelhoff story, and it made his career. That's what (most) reporters want - the big juicy story that makes their reputation and puts them in line for a big payday at their next job.
If we don't trust the media, then the media has to assume some of the responsibility for that state of affairs.