tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post4197922594030417293..comments2023-10-30T01:26:59.335-04:00Comments on Norristown Diary: The Need For More and Better JournalismELENA SANTANGELOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03257788794914218924noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post-73679879327540857552014-04-17T10:15:37.526-04:002014-04-17T10:15:37.526-04:00The print version of the Times Herald has really b...The print version of the Times Herald has really been nothing more than a few columns worth of front-page headlines and maybe a decent commentary article or two about the current state of affairs in the "Editorial" section. Quite frankly, I'm surprised at the complete lack of content I manage to find in this and sister publications like the Pottstown Mercury and "North Penn Distorter". They may as well be practically just released as a broadsheet--there's not really much there most of the time anyway, right?<br /><br />I still am bemused at the nickname my middle school teacher at Eisenhower gave this local paper--"The Times HORRIBLE"!Jefferson Enghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031622794009936127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post-33282329781845389622014-04-17T09:06:09.042-04:002014-04-17T09:06:09.042-04:00Just a quick correction. The petition resulted bec...Just a quick correction. The petition resulted because I was at the zoning meeting where Cingular announced that they'd been told to remove their antenna from the hospital roof before demolition. I emailed the Preservation Society that night and wrote the petition myself before the TH article came out. So the Times Herald had nothing to do with the Hospital petition.ELENA SANTANGELOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257788794914218924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post-77144510448450488832014-04-16T15:07:17.260-04:002014-04-16T15:07:17.260-04:00Elana,
Thank you for this thought provoking post. ...Elana,<br />Thank you for this thought provoking post. Perception is an incredible thing. The Times Herald has always covered so much more than Norristown, which is why the name was eventually removed from the flag (logo). A closer examination of the 1942 paper you posted above shows Lansdale and Sellersville stories, along with what appears to be a couple of nation/world stories. I actually don't see a Norristown story on the page. We haven't pared down our content. We've actually increased our content and our audience. The print product is smaller than before, but online we're growing every day, and including more local content...like this blog. The Times Herald broke the story about the proposed razing of Montgomery Hospital, which sparked the petition you link to at the top of your blog. The Times Herald also broke the 'Breakfastgate' story that resulted in a change in the state's Sunshine Law, with fines being increased from $100 per incident to $1,000 per violation. Norristown has a variety of organizations and groups that often have the same objective. Imagine what could happen if they pooled their resources for the common good. I'll suggest that Norristown is also home to 13th oldest newspaper in the country, and already has 'a citizens' news website.' Rather than re-creating wheel, why don't we pool our resources and make this the information source for all of Norristown and the surrounding areas? Because as you said, in a free society, journalism is incredibly important. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234928162404506518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post-84794374467125247792014-04-16T10:12:19.456-04:002014-04-16T10:12:19.456-04:00The Norristown Project and OIC are working on a yo...The Norristown Project and OIC are working on a youth program in the summer. I will send you all the details once we're ready to release it. But it's coming!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610138232197144429noreply@blogger.com