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The Kingston Daily Freeman Blogs: Tony Adamis: February 2012
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Place A Classified Ad. Serving the Hudson Valley. Saturday, February 25, 2012. Why public pensions can be news. Why do we publish stories detailing the pensions of recently retired public employees? The Freeman has, in relatively short order, published stories about the pensions of former Kingston Police Lt. Timothy Matthews. Former Kingston schools Superintendent Gerard Gretzinger. And, today, former Kingston Police Chief Gerald Keller. Some readers question whether this is news. It’s one thing to say t...
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The Kingston Daily Freeman Blogs: Tony Adamis: July 2011
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Place A Classified Ad. Serving the Hudson Valley. Sunday, July 31, 2011. Was that front-page photo of men kissing really news? A subscriber called me recently to relate that he had cancelled his subscription over the Freeman’s use of a front-page photograph of two newlyweds kissing. The twist to an otherwise quite traditional photo, as you might guess, was that it was of newlyweds of the same sex in this case, two local men who had been together since 1969. The reader said he found it offensive. The form...
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The Kingston Daily Freeman Blogs: Tony Adamis: Who exactly is a paramedic who drives an ambulance?
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Place A Classified Ad. Serving the Hudson Valley. Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Who exactly is a paramedic who drives an ambulance? Some of our readers have taken great offense to the headline to a story in our Sunday print edition, which read: ‘Ambulance driver badly hurt in crash: 3 others injured in head-on crash’. Many of you at this point are likely puzzled. But every member of the emergency services community knows exactly what’s at issue. We understand the distinction between ‘ambulance driver’ and ‘para...
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The Kingston Daily Freeman Blogs: Tony Adamis: Reporting the suspension and arrest of a teacher on felony drug charges
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Place A Classified Ad. Serving the Hudson Valley. Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Reporting the suspension and arrest of a teacher on felony drug charges. Breaking news isn’t artwork. If you’re lucky, it looks like a craft, at best. Sometimes it’s just messy. Time is of the essence on breaking news because your community is hungry for information. At the same time, the sources of information can be reluctant or unable to tell you what the community wants to know. Circumstantially, it seemed to be a match.
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The Kingston Daily Freeman Blogs: Tony Adamis: Why public pensions can be news
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Place A Classified Ad. Serving the Hudson Valley. Saturday, February 25, 2012. Why public pensions can be news. Why do we publish stories detailing the pensions of recently retired public employees? The Freeman has, in relatively short order, published stories about the pensions of former Kingston Police Lt. Timothy Matthews. Former Kingston schools Superintendent Gerard Gretzinger. And, today, former Kingston Police Chief Gerald Keller. Some readers question whether this is news. It’s one thing to say t...
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The Kingston Daily Freeman Blogs: Tony Adamis: April 2011
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Place A Classified Ad. Serving the Hudson Valley. Saturday, April 30, 2011. NYTimes editorial on legislative redistricting is a good read. Our editorial page consistently has called for redistricting reform in New York state. Whose district stretches all over creation in search of solidly Republican voters including all of Greene County. Unsurprisingly, Seward was unchallenged in the 2010 election. No delay on redistricting, March 17, 2011, http:/ bit.ly/ipzpyc. The March 17 editorial, which keyed on the...
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The Kingston Daily Freeman Blogs: Tony Adamis: April 2012
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Place A Classified Ad. Serving the Hudson Valley. Friday, April 13, 2012. Why are you guys sitting around with your feet on the desk instead of reporting what we need to know? A reader this morning impatiently (if the timing and use of ALL CAPS are any indication) asked:. WHY HAS'NT THE FREEMAN REPORTED THAT THE KINGSTON SUPER WANTS TO SPEND 125K FOR A ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS? THIS BIT OF NEWS CAME FROM ANOTHER HUDSON VALLEY NEWSPAPER ON 4-12. Here's how I responded:. A reader today took is...
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The Kingston Daily Freeman Blogs: Tony Adamis: September 2012
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Place A Classified Ad. Serving the Hudson Valley. Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Final quote approval by newsmakers and Freeman policy. Once said to a reporter, the words of a story subject belong to the reporter and the Freeman for dissemination to the public as, in our institutional judgment, may be required. A story subject may expand or explain a prior utterance, but cannot presume to recall what he or she has said. If a story subject demands quote approval prior to an interview, it is policy to declin...