To Answer A Question …
I found this over at Scripting News and I must say a yes and an amen.
The post talks about reporters and how they have these crazy things called lives and are people. What’s wrong with getting to know them as people instead of just bylines. I’m asked some why I’m not breaking stories from northwest Tennessee. Why I’m not putting the “HUGE” header in the title line as I post something.
My purpose is to just talk about being at a rural newspaper. My other purpose is this is fun. When it ceases being fun, Newscoma is done. Oh, yeah, and Bigfoot. Can’t forget that.
Now if someone is going to pay me the big bucks to break “HUGE” news, great. I get paid the little bucks at the newspaper, and Tammy Lynette and I run it and we do a darn good job because we have a staff of amazing people who work for us who care and are really neat.
That’s the job. The blog is, well, the blog. I write about the things I’m thinking about.
Like Bigfoot. Or not liking the war. Or Elvis. Or whatever the heck is on my mind at the moment.
But on another hand, I guess I want to blog about that life in rural news is pretty cool cause it’s what I know and it’s not so bad. It is groovy. It really is and maybe if you see that small town newspaper hacks are somewhat just like you are, then how can that hurt.
Seriously.
By the way, I have a buddy who works in politics in Washington who I e-mail back and forth with some. We have decided to call him Scratchy Throat.
You know, Deep Throat was sorta taken. As was Slartibartfast, Atrios, Digby, Sarcastro and Mister Mack.
Just saying.
Glad to have a name! And glad you’re not overstepping your boundaries and trying to play Bob Woodward here like some Tennessee bloggers wish like helly they could play…..
Anytime you tell me something, can I put a “THIS IS HUGE” tag on it.
Bob who? Didn’t he used to be a really good investigative reporter that Robert Redford played in the movie that became a shill.
Bwwwhahhaah.
Just kidding.
No, I’m not.