{"id":14728,"date":"2009-04-16T09:08:20","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T15:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=14728"},"modified":"2009-04-16T09:08:20","modified_gmt":"2009-04-16T15:08:20","slug":"dirty-socialist-vermont-public-radio-dan-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=14728","title":{"rendered":"Dirty Socialist Vermont Public Radio [Dan Collins]"},"content":{"rendered":"

“reports” on the Tea Party in Montpelier yesterday, being a companion piece to happyfeet’s comment, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This morning, after driving Aidan to school, I heard VPR’s mention of the Tea Party rally at the State Capitol.\u00c2\u00a0 Top billing was given to some approximately twenty people who were from S.O.S., Save Our State, who handed in fake tax returns suggesting that higher taxation would result in fewer essential state programs and their related jobs being cut.\u00c2\u00a0 After that, it was mentioned that a larger group were there holding a “so-called Tea Party.”\u00c2\u00a0 At the website, one of these activities was reported<\/a>, and it wasn’t the one represented by several hundreds.<\/p>\n

Here is my email to VPR:<\/p>\n

Is there even an article on the Tea Party protest in Montpelier on this site?\u00c2\u00a0 I noticed that in your mention on the radio today, you, as did the Burlington Free Press:
\nhttp:\/\/www.burlingtonfreepress.com\/article\/20090416\/NEWS03\/90416002\/-1\/NEWS05
\ngave top billing to the twenty or so people there wanting to Save Our State through more taxation, when there were several hundreds protesting the increase in taxation.\u00c2\u00a0 Is this objective journalism?\u00c2\u00a0 You people should be ashamed, but I’m sure you’re not.<\/p>\n

Just who is it you’re chartered to serve?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You’d think that the immediacy of such a rally might be well conveyed by radio, transmitting the sounds and the thoughts of the participants, but you’d be wrong, apparently.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m sorry to use up space here complaining about VPR–revelations that will hardly shock anyone reading this–but I’d just like to say that I will do my best not to patronize any of their underwriters, just because VPR sucks.<\/p>\n

VPR explains:<\/p>\n

Good morning, Mr. Collins:<\/p>\n

Thank you for your note and I’m sorry you were disappointed in our report this morning.<\/p>\n

Just to give you some background, we often rely on The Associated Press to supplement our own reports. The story you referred to was based on material we received from the AP. Unfortunately, there was no mention in that story about people who opposed raising taxes.<\/p>\n

A producer here recognized the omission and gathered enough material to make clear that there were two different points of view expressed at the Statehouse yesterday. Also, we had a separate report about a similar rally at the New Hampshire Statehouse.<\/p>\n

We strive for balance in our reporting and made every effort on a tight deadline to do that this morning.<\/p>\n

Thanks again for being in touch, and thanks for listening.<\/p>\n

Ross Sneyd<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, that explains it!\u00c2\u00a0 VPR is located in Colchester, VT, less than an hour’s drive from the State Capitol in Montpelier, where later in the day the Legislature passed the funding bill.<\/p>\n

Via happyfeet in the comments, WE’RE NUMBER ONE<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“reports” on the Tea Party in Montpelier yesterday, being a companion piece to happyfeet’s comment, here. This morning, after driving Aidan to school, I heard VPR’s mention of the Tea Party rally at the State Capitol.\u00c2\u00a0 Top billing was given to some approximately twenty people who were from S.O.S., Save Our State, who handed in fake tax returns suggesting that higher taxation would result in fewer essential state programs and<\/p>\n

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