A tale of two newsblog posts: HISD trustee's campaign flyer draws criticism
- Houston ISD Trustee Manuel Rodriguez under fire for campaign flyer called 'homophobic' - Mike Cronin, Texas Watchdog
- Gay rights group condemns HISD trustee’s ad - Ericka Mellon, School Zone/Chron.com
First, a media note, and second, a substantive note for discussion.
First, of the two "news blog" posts, it's interesting that the first actually uses tools of new media (hyperlinks, scribd, etc.) to tell the story, and the second... reads like old media (the reporter interprets the flyer in question but doesn't hyperlink or otherwise reproduce it for readers). So many years into the age of new media, it's still kind of interesting to see old media struggling so much with the concept. But hey, the Chron has an iPad app now, as many Chronsters have proclaimed on twitter, so there's that!
Second... I don't have kids, and if I did I'd try my best to avoid HISD, so I'm not inclined to use too many pixels to lecture parents on how they should evaluate candidates for school board. If candidate Rodriguez thinks candidate Fonseca's lifestyle is an issue for voters to evaluate, even though some arbiters of what Just Can't Be Said disagree, then I suppose that's his prerogative (at least, I think the First Amendment still spells out as much, unless Mr. Justice Kennedy has changed his mind lately and I've missed the decision). It doesn't strike me as the most important issue facing a struggling school district with any number of problems, though. What does the BH community think?
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 11/06/11 01:08 PM | Print |
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