Bangor Daily News...

[Casper1212]

Just like anybody else, two people don't always see the same thing the same way. I've also learned that two people don't always have the same set of facts regarding a particular situation. It makes for a different perspective more often than not. We recently had a city admin who was fired unexpectedly. I couldn't understand why. But after talking to her, several members of the city council, the city atty., the list goes on, I got a much better picture. Seems that she was telling everybody a different version of the same stories. It explained why my editor was always questioning details in my work. He was checking them with her and she was giving him a different angle, just like everybody else.
That said, once again, American girl is right. No matter what your business is, you need to know if somebody is out there screwing around and doing things that make your business look bad.

[Submariner]

It is common for two people to witness an event and for them to remember completely different things.

At a recent meeting that I attended at the VFW, when the Secretary read the minutes form the past meeting, nobody remembered attending such a meeting. He has a tape recorder going to record each meeting. and yet what he described happening was completely different from everyone else' memory.

It caused an uproar.

It happens.

Maybe it is the water in Maine?

[BoundtofindME]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

It is common for two people to witness an event and for them to remember completely different things.

At a recent meeting that I attended at the VFW, when the Secretary read the minutes form the past meeting, nobody remembered attending such a meeting. He has a tape recorder going to record each meeting. and yet what he described happening was completely different from everyone else' memory.

It caused an uproar.

It happens.

Maybe it is the water in Maine?

Maybe his recording picked up some EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomenon)

[mollysmiles]

lol! That's GOT to be the explanation for what happens here! excluding the Calais Advertiser, we really can't trust what's being reported as "fact". It's too bad... I linked El to an article the other day, but had to warn her and suggest she call city hall to make sure things were as was reported. It's disgusting.

[Newdaawn]

If Ihad to depend on the local TV news for what learn I would go nuts. So many of them talk so fast and convoluted that you just don't know what they are saying. I hate to say this, but locally, especially the women. The Portland stations are a bit better. And as for the "weather" reporting. Every sprinkle or snow shower is an "event" that may turn into a disaster. I am totally disgusted with the inaccurate weather HYPE. I remember one day in the winter of 07/08 when schools were cancelled because of the reports and not "1" flake of snow fell. It was hilarious.

[flycessna]

I was just thinking how our newspapers are run on the same business model as the national enquire.....print was sells.....the more we sell the higher our advertising revenue....just something to think about.

[cebdark]

Originally Posted by flycessna

I was just thinking how our newspapers are run on the same business model as the national enquire.....print was sells.....the more we sell the higher our advertising revenue....just something to think about.

Absolutely agree with that one. I think technology is making them even more desperate since newsprint in general is going away in favor of electronic sources.

We reap what we sow........