Sept. 16 Talk Radio 1210 WPHT
The Death of the Inquirer | What Can Newspapers Do To Keep Their Sinking Ships Afloat?
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local paper subscription if there was more in the way of investigative reporting & newspeople asking questions.
Reader Comments:
Today, I am an online subscriber to a newspaper that is not especially good at getting out and asking questions. Lately, they are posting more articles where there is no opportunity for readers to post comments.
No hate speech, insults, threats, foul language, attacking other commenters- these are rules that make sense.
Eliminating the opportunity for all to follow some basic rules and comment is information suppression. Elimination of reader comments may eventually lead me to cancel my online subscription.
What about TV news, news radio, public radio, etc. Where are they when questions need to be asked?
Two stories that cry out for news reporting:
Love to see updated reporting from newspeople anywhere on local water quality impacted by Whidbey sewage treatment plant outfalls.
Saratoga Passage Marine Stewardship Area
Stewardship is a priority.
My questions:
Zero questions from newspeople:
September 17, 2019 Whidbey News-Times
Sewage plant recognized as project of the year
Is it possible for an agency to nominate itself for this award?
Nomination form here.
Directions for submitting here.
Several Island County beaches are closed for recreational shellfish harvest because of sewage treatment outfall.
This appears to be a routine/ongoing situation.
View the Washington State Department of Health beach list here.
Zero questions from newspeople:
US Border Patrol, Port Angeles, WA
An upgrade in staff requiring a new, $11.9 million, 50 agent facility. Secret arrest statistics, denied FOIA requests, heroin and meth in the community, no cross-border USBP arrest in more than 9 years, fraudulent overtime claims, 1,200-horsepower interceptor boats and zero questions from the press.
Plenty of questions here:
Port Angeles – Post 911 CBP Spending Spree
JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society:
Does hometown pride get in the way of newspeople asking questions?
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Washington State Dept. of Health status updated Sept. 18th, 2019.
Source: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife OAK HARBOR BEACH PARK
“State Dept. of Health cautions that Clams, Oysters and Mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
“Water Quality Comment: This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
New sewage treatment plant has been up & running for more than 10 months.
As the months go by, we’ll watch and see how local conditions change. We’ll look for newspeople to ask public policy questions Re:
How long has Oak Harbor been an unsafe location for recreational shellfish harvesting?
If the state of the art sewage treatment plant went online more than 10 months ago- how was sewage being processed during the summer of 2018 or the year before?
When did the sewage treatment plant project begin?
If the old sewage treatment system was failing- when did it begin to fail?
Will the new sewage treatment plant allow for safe recreational shellfish harvesting at Oak Harbor? If not, why not?
How long will it take for recreational shellfish harvest conditions to become safe related to sewage treatment plant outfall?
