My most recent post on Active Rain was pretty much a rant about how it seems the media will do about anything to get readers, even if it means writing something that is only half true or only one side of the story.
I actually wrote a Letter to the Editor about the article that I was referring to. It did not get published, probably because I found out later that submissions could not be over 250 words. Mine was considerably more. :)
However today, I was reading the Business section and one of my favorite Houston Chronicle writers had an article regarding Real Estate sales from Buyers overseas because of the weak dollar.
Yeah! Again, she saved the Positive day. It seems that she always pulls through with a Positive Spin on just about anything.
It then hit me. I would imagine that writers Rarely get a Thank You. The negative spin on anything gets the emails rolling in while the Positive and Accurate articles get a grin and high five, but don't attract the attention. Sort of like writing a blog, we don't really know what others think if there are no comments.
I immediately opened up my email and sent a Thank You over to the writer. Think I'll also hop on and comment online.
I have no idea if I will get a response, that doesn't really matter. What matters is getting your voice heard whether it is positive or negative. If more people Thanked the Media when they get it right, maybe they would do it more often.
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