Re: Fishing
"they genuinely want to do a good job (sometimes mixed results, I admit)"
Mixed results is an understatement.
I learned 30 years ago that most "local reporters" are not interested in anything unless it's delivered to them prewritten and wrapped in a ribbon with a bow on top.
The idea of actually checking behind the press releases was anathema to most - to the point that you could point to previous stories on the same issues IN THE SAME NEWSPAPER that they hadn't even bothered to look at.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
