tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post7306414406613657928..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: Mayor's Bite Upsets WatchdogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-8397417356562287442008-04-09T17:34:00.000-05:002008-04-09T17:34:00.000-05:00Bob:Since several of us here have actually worked ...Bob:<BR/><BR/>Since several of us here have actually worked as reporters, it's not about being cozy or nice. It's about being fair, accurate, and objective. The choices aren't between reporter or stenographer. They are about having the professional skills - and the sources that teach him that you'll get the story without him - that produce respect in the people you cover. It's not personal. It's just the news. <BR/><BR/>SCMSmart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-79829208366221329512008-04-09T17:26:00.000-05:002008-04-09T17:26:00.000-05:00Bob, I think you will find that this blog, though ...Bob, <BR/>I think you will find that this blog, though not a newspaper or the news, does regularly get info from and about the mayor in question. I also think, if you review this blogs stories on the mayor you will find they are hardly puff pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-54502543575507622742008-04-09T17:20:00.000-05:002008-04-09T17:20:00.000-05:00You know, I don't disagree with your general obser...You know, I don't disagree with your general observations about reporters who are lazy in their jobs. We can thank them in part for Iraq and other ills.<BR/><BR/>But there is one flaw or ommission in your reasoning. They way you get jerks like the Mayor to talk to you? Be nice, write puff pieces, and take stenography. <BR/><BR/>So. Which would you rather have?bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730299223683907051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-55193556321115383752008-04-09T08:14:00.000-05:002008-04-09T08:14:00.000-05:00The Mayor is a TOTAL idiot, a ticking time bomb an...The Mayor is a TOTAL idiot, a ticking time bomb and we ALL know that.<BR/><BR/>Matthews is a goofball reporter, and an embarresment as well. <BR/><BR/>City goverment is a shambles, sports is valued over education and crime is the soup de jour.<BR/><BR/>How much lower in the cesspool is Memphis going to sink ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-89124481763546625682008-04-08T22:34:00.000-05:002008-04-08T22:34:00.000-05:00If we could buy this guy for what he's worth and s...If we could buy this guy for what he's worth and sell him for what he thinks he's worth, we could buy the Grizzlies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-40425925345960475182008-04-08T20:27:00.000-05:002008-04-08T20:27:00.000-05:00There are other bloggers who've also written about...There are other bloggers who've also written about this, so Matthews should look in the mirror rather than attacking everyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-10271948784092407162008-04-08T20:25:00.000-05:002008-04-08T20:25:00.000-05:00It's always amazing how some reporters (but only a...It's always amazing how some reporters (but only a handful of them) can dish it out but they sure can't take it. For that reason, we've deleted Mr. Matthews characteristic ad hominem attack for anything approximating the same critique that he gives to others. Because we know that he prides himself on being a professional, we have deleted a comment that made him appear to be spiteful and childish, and we think he deserves better.<BR/><BR/>And for the record, we believe this is the first time that we've even written about him, and only now because these particular reports did not meet generally accepted journalistic standards. If we were really out to get Mr. Matthews, as he seems to think we are, we could just as easily be writing about him daily. <BR/><BR/>Also, we appreciate all the emails from other reporters, both print and electronic, who said, right on.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-33470395772721716352008-04-08T20:20:00.000-05:002008-04-08T20:20:00.000-05:00Gates:Yes, remarkably, we did talk to the mayor an...Gates:<BR/><BR/>Yes, remarkably, we did talk to the mayor and ask him, and he's made some of these comments in speeches around town. In other words, it's not that hard to come up with them.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-9407244656792859972008-04-08T19:58:00.000-05:002008-04-08T19:58:00.000-05:00Excuse me; It "DOES NOT" purport to be the news. ...Excuse me; It "DOES NOT" purport to be the news. My error. Wish Mr. Matthews could admit when he makes one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-68993783094281547632008-04-08T19:56:00.000-05:002008-04-08T19:56:00.000-05:00Mr. Matthews,You remind me of my ten year old. Gr...Mr. Matthews,<BR/>You remind me of my ten year old. Grow up and become professional. This is a blog it does purport to be the news. I enjoy reading the insights of this writer. I never watch the local "news" because it is not.<BR/><BR/>GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1813245135762002642008-04-08T17:00:00.000-05:002008-04-08T17:00:00.000-05:00Where are the quotes coming from? Did you guys in...Where are the quotes coming from? Did you guys interview the Mayor?gatesofmemphishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401189819920871321noreply@blogger.com