On July 8, 2014, there was an
anonymous comment left on the blog posting dealing with Mill Hall’s Community
Pool (go here
to see article). The comment on the
posting was as follows ‘If this is a blog for Jersey Shore swimming, why are
you posting Mill Hall and Lock Haven articles.’
Good question and let’s see if we
can shed some light onto the matter. When
one reads the Williamsport Sun-Gazette newspaper, does the reader only get news
about Williamsport? Not really, the Williamsport paper covers all types of events
from Jersey Shore to Hughesville to Blossburg.
Check out examples of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, here
and here,
covering……. Jersey Shore swimming
Same with the Lock Haven
Express. They cover more than events
that occur within Lock Haven. Check out
this Express article (here)
on……. Jersey Shore swimming. Should the anonymous poster send a letter to
the Express editor and ask for coverage of Jersey Shore swimming to stop?
Not sure why the geographic title
in any type of media should limit the coverage of a topic to that specific area.
A few years back, the sub heading
under the Jersey Shore (PA) Swim blog title was changed to ‘This blog is
designed to promote the sport and activity of swimming in central Pennsylvania
(Jersey Shore, Lock Haven, and Williamsport swimming communities).’
Kids from Wellsboro come down and swim on the winter YMCA and summer recreation team. Williamsport athletes come over to Jersey Shore YMCA to swim. Is the Jersey Shore swim blog to ignore those swimmers as they go back to their community and compete for the respective high schools?
Why not showcase area swimmers to each other? Jersey Shore swimmers compete all over the area. Could it be that Jersey Shore swimmers and parents would like to see what is going on in the surrounding area?
Why not showcase area swimmers to each other? Jersey Shore swimmers compete all over the area. Could it be that Jersey Shore swimmers and parents would like to see what is going on in the surrounding area?
But even more important is the
exchange of ideas. How is a community
dealing with a pool closing? Could Jersey Shore swim leaders get ideas from
other communities that are banding together to fight off pool closures?
This anonymous poster must be
going nuts with all the Jersey Shore
football coverage in the Lock Haven
Express of late. That darn paper should only be covering Lock Haven football!
Please note that it is "The Express" published in Lock Haven and NOT the "Lock Haven Express". It is the "Sun-Gazette" published in Williamsport and NOT the "Williamsport Sun-Gazette". You are calling your blog the "Jersey Shore Swim Blog". You should get your facts straight before you get sarcastic.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. When I buy a copy of the Sun-Gazette, it states 'Williamsport Sun-Gazette' in big letters at the top of the page (and each subsequent page is titled 'Williamsport Sun-Gazette' in smaller letters)
DeleteI don't know either. It does say "The Express" on the front page but every other page after that says 'The Express, Lock Haven, PA'. It appears that even though 'The Express' covers cities and towns outside of Lock Haven, it still tries to retain some geographic identity to Lock Haven.
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