Comments on: Kate Marymont and Mackenzie Warren – Fort Myers

By: David Cohn

David Cohn — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:38:25 +0000

It is not ALL volunteer journalism. It is being organized by a newspaper, lets not forget that.

But you are right in that some of the reporting is coming from citizens.

But I think there is a misconception that if something is volunteer it then must be inadequate and if something comes from a professional reporter that somehow it must be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

There are many shades of gray in there.

I think this emphatically does NOT become “he said, she said” journalism. When dealing with a small community where everybody knows everybody newspapers and contributors are even more hyper-sensitive to he-said she-said journalism, since everybody knows everybody. It is a common phenomena that community newspapers and community reporters have even higher standards.

I suspect these volunteers experienced the same phenomena.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:29:38 +0000

If I am reading you rght? This is all volunteer journalism.
How can this be complete and reliable reporting? Volunteers can not get to places real paid press reporters can, to get the whole story with accurate information.
This becomes he said she said story telling of personel
opinions.

What has happened to our newspapers?
I want the whole reliable true story in the newspaper deliveried to my door in my hand to read.

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By: Wayne Smyer

Wayne Smyer — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:54:07 +0000

Why has the News-Press, Ft. Myers, failed to do an investugative report on the Gus Boulis Murder Case. Gonzalez blocked the “RICO”case that would have named over 60 “persons of interest” & “Co-conspirators” Please check it out: Keywords: Konstantino “Gus” Boulis, Jack Abramoff, Adam Kidan, Anthony “Big Tony” Moscatiello
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By: Katrina P

Katrina P — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:48:34 +0000

I am terribly jealous. Hope this is going to be an annual event. This is great stuff, thanks for having the blog and putting details like this on it. Those of us with no writing skills really appreciate it. Believe me.

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