Mayor, Chron editorialists now see merit in Wiseman's complaint
On July 3, the Chronicle ran a mean-spirited editorial criticizing Councilmember Wiseman's stance on Houston MediaSource's programming. The editorial advanced a bizarre theory of the First Amendment and prior restraint that seems pervasive at Houston MediaSource, and suggested Councilmember Wiseman was only trying to boost her re-election campaign (never mind that she doesn't have an opponent).
Since then, Houston MediaSource's programming has gotten greater scrutiny, and other councilmembers have joined Wiseman in criticizing it. Even Mayor White, who had previously dismissed Councilmember Wiseman's complaints snidely, has changed his tune on the controversy.
Unsurprisingly, now that Mayor White has changed his tune, so has the Chronicle editorial board:
Judging by the mayor's comments, managers will also face a debate in the coming weeks over how to improve the quality of channel programming. Such a discussion should be welcomed by both management and the cable subscribers whose fees fund public access.
So if Councilmember Wiseman's earlier complaints were characterized by the Chronicle editorial board as an effort to boost her re-election campaign against no opponent, is this latest editorial from the Chronicle an effort to boost Mayor White's re-election campaign against no opponent?
The inconsistent Chronicle editorial board is among those who owe Councilmember Wiseman an apology.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 07/13/05 09:13 AM | Houston Chronicle | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (1)
Previous Entry | Home | Next Entry
Trackback
The Chronicle's Matt Stiles reports that Mayor White will again delay a Council vote on the contract with Houston MediaSource: Mayor Bill White wants to delay again a City Council vote on renewing...
Linked by blogHOUSTON on 08/09/05.
Unfortunately, abusive spammers have forced us to disable incoming trackback pings. The Technorati link should list related posts. Feel free to drop us an email if you've linked a post and would like to let us know about it.
ADVERTISING
DISCLAIMER
All content © 2004-08, blogHOUSTON and the respective authors.
blogHOUSTON.net is powered by Nucleus.
Site design and Nucleus customization are by Kevin Whited.