Comments on: GUARDIAN “De-listed” As Media By BPD Spokeswoman

By: Martin Johncox

Martin Johncox — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:55:10 +0000

While I’m unabashedly pro-growth and I disagree with The Guardian on a great many things, I think it’s outrageous for BG to be removed from this list. As fewer people pay attention to newspapers and TV, they are increasingly turning to blogs and Internet media to find out what’s going on. If a blog has established itself as credible and people are paying attention to it, then it needs to be on the media distribution list. The city shows its ignorance of modern communications and possible prejudice against dissent by doing this.

EDITOR NOTE–Thank-you sir. We agree with you on this issue as well!

By: Davetorious

Davetorious — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:38:21 +0000

Seems pretty clear that BG qualifies as media, to wit, the New Oxford American Dictionary provides:
Media “…means of mass communication (esp. television, radio, newspaper, and the Internet)….

Time to appeal to the City Attorney and contact the ACLU.

By: HA81

HA81 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:56:44 +0000

MS. HIGHTOWER DOES NOT DESERVE THE $33.20 AN HOUR THAT SHE MAKES (ACCORDING TO OURIDAHO.COM) WHEN POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT THIS CITY ARE MAKING LESS THAN SHE DOES.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:39:10 +0000

Public servants my @ss! It’s us vs. them, and they don’t like the truth or even a simple solution to something they can turn into an overtime event.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/income/2010-08-10-1Afedpay10_ST_N.htm

By: Ben Bates

Ben Bates — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:40:32 +0000

Overt acts like this is to ultimately control the media. I’m sure things like this goes on across the United States. We as citizens of the United States must constantly fight for our rights to free press,the revolutionary war, it seems is not over yet.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:32:55 +0000

The ironic part of this whole mess is that when reilly, euzel, and park realize how badly they screwed this up, they will toss Hightower under the bus in a nano-second. You should have known better Lynn. This ain’t your first rodeo!!!

By: clarkenstein

clarkenstein — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:39:15 +0000

What could one call a society, where a single individual, under the authority of the Police, arbitrarily decides who is to be treated as a member of the “media” as capriciously determined by a PRIMA DONNA authoritarian standard of “behavior” attributed to a ‘wanna be’ Queen of Etiquette??? Oh – a Police State?!? Ja !!! Isn’t it time for ‘Evita’ to sing the Swan Song – as in …don’t cry for me, Boise. Hasta la vista baby … Sue her, Frazier !!!

By: Nan Emouse

Nan Emouse — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:31:59 +0000

Well PR does mean PUBLIC relations. Anyone is a member of the PUBLIC. It’s almost as though Lynn Hightower has forgotten when she was on the other side of the microphone.

One would think the city would want to at least have the veneer of openness. Much easier than getting in a you know what match with people.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:34:35 +0000

oh and many might find this usefull
lhightower@cityofboise.org

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:28:35 +0000

Why should “Media” list be private any way? This is our police dept this is our govt. These email list should be open to all. I would rather get my information from the source.
And to say that this site is not journalism is ridiculous.