tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post7632788868856185827..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: The fake outrage of the Times Union (rough draft)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-42431194624407171632015-06-22T23:45:09.692-06:002015-06-22T23:45:09.692-06:00I would cancel mine as well, were it not for the f...I would cancel mine as well, were it not for the fact that I am trying to support a family on a teacher's salary and I desperately have to keep clipping coupons. It's a Sunday-only subscription, but I still feel guilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-73221767170595014722015-06-22T20:02:06.698-06:002015-06-22T20:02:06.698-06:00Cancelled ours a few weeks ago as well. Cancelled ours a few weeks ago as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-42347594712021401162015-06-22T16:14:14.902-06:002015-06-22T16:14:14.902-06:00I agree that the media is failing the public and t...I agree that the media is failing the public and that's why people are turning to alternate sources of info, which can be easily found on the internet.<br /><br />I canceled my TU subscription a few days ago. Why pay for nothing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-33923580729660942442015-06-22T13:14:59.477-06:002015-06-22T13:14:59.477-06:00The Times-Union should be ashamed of themselves! ...The Times-Union should be ashamed of themselves! The problems in our schools affect far more than the people within their walls every day. They have economic and social repercussions that affect every person who lives in Jacksonville, and their complacency in covering what is happening in our schools is, I believe, the absolute worst thing that a journalistic institution can do. It is THEIR JOB to inform the public of the facts, the public is smart enough to form their own opinions! N<br />Our paper is a joke. They do not exist to inform the people of jacksonville, and they are doing a terrible job. I sincerely hope that their editorial will be the beginning of a more impartial look at what is happening in DCPS, but I have to admit I am doubtful that anything has really changed. <br />The fact that print media can be bought and sold to the richest bidder is one of the reasons it is a dying breed. They are too afraid of telling the truth - it might piss off their rich friends. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-63079175425892668312015-06-22T10:40:10.172-06:002015-06-22T10:40:10.172-06:00I had to laugh when I read the editorial, they got... I had to laugh when I read the editorial, they got EXACTLY the school board and Superintendent they promoted. It would have been nice if they had bothered to raise their ire when Vitti's contract extension came up 10 months early and BEFORE the testing debacle but they said nothing. It would be great if they did have their knives out for them now and came at them hard when the inevitable revelation of how serious the test mess really was. It would have been even nicer if they had held their duty to inform the public so seriously when it could have made a real difference. So much dirty water passed under the bridge while they averted their eyes and paraphrased press releases I can't even think straight let alone feel sorry for their bruised feelings.tedsallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065827943178850251noreply@blogger.com