tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post3863063578825547085..comments2024-03-28T03:23:42.275-04:00Comments on Digital Notebook: Fire Merger Deadline Unanimously Extended Evan Brandthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978107579447279224noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-6760145088683392002015-03-10T22:31:22.607-04:002015-03-10T22:31:22.607-04:00This is true, and I have made no attempt to hide t...This is true, and I have made no attempt to hide the fact that I cover the events in which my son participates. This is because in most cases, I am doing on my own time and not being paid.<br /><br />Not sure how much of your job you do for free, but I do quite a bit.<br /><br />This also means that when he is finished with school, I will most likely stop. I do not feature him in coverage, but while I'm there, I figure I might as well give them some press.<br /><br />We cover sports because there is a readership and advertising support. I have often argued we could do the same for other extra-curricular activities, such as music, but until my newspaper, which is struggling to survive financially, sees a way to make a profit from that, it's not going to happen.<br /><br />That is a fact.<br /><br />I don't know if you are familiar with a lot of other local newspapers, but they it is not common for them to give as extensive coverage to things like music events, as it is in sports.<br /><br />If you have a suggestion about how this could happen, I would appreciate hearing it.<br /><br />Question: Scwhenksville Elementary School rules our community pages by sending us a constant stream of photos and news releases about their activities. <br /><br />Did you or anyone in your organization ever offer to take photos and do a short write-up?<br /><br />My guess is the paper would have been happy to run those, just could not afford to send a staffer there. <br /><br />(For what it's worth, my wife and I also volunteer with the PSMA.)Evan Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00978107579447279224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385359808043148998.post-54193949234508045762015-03-10T05:50:21.198-04:002015-03-10T05:50:21.198-04:00I have to agree with some of the comments about th...I have to agree with some of the comments about the Mercury. As a former member of Pottstown PTA, and the Pottstown Music Association from 2001 to 2007, we also begged for coverage from the Mercury for some of our events. It was not until a Mercury Reporter's family member entered the band did we see any coverage og the Cavalcades and such. <br />+Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com