Open Letter to the D&C. Provide coverage of Randy Kuhl
Dear D&C,
It’s Thursday, Do you know what our Congressman is doing?
Several citizens were at Randy Kuhl’s town Hall meeting in Henrietta on Saturday. They engaged in useful conversation with our Congressman. Some agreed with his positions, some did not, and the ever present Iraq war caused much disagreement between the Congressman and the audience. Nevertheless, the meeting was respectful and useful.
Which brings me to the point. We were told that Congressman Kuhl has weekly media briefings with Q&A opportunities on Thursdays. We were told that the D&C apparently does not cover these media briefings. Now, I don’t know how these meetings are conducted, whether or not you can call in and listen or you physically have to attend but I would think that a Congressman whose district covers or touches the paper’s readership would be worthy of coverage.
Now, I’m talking about coverage, not reprinting the press releases. Stenographers need not apply. People can get releases from his web site. If you don’t want to do it, enlist the help of your citizen (volunteer) contributors or maybe even some local blog. 
People simply want information, Congressman Kuhl, wants to give it to them, you have to go get it. Please help inform the public.
Oh, all you blogs out there? Go get your press credentials, Fighting 29th - seems to be right up your alley.
Perhaps you can call Congressman Kuhl’s PR person Bob Van Wicklin for details
Not to single out Randy Kuhl, But, Jim Walsh, Louise Slaughter, and Tom Reynolds also deserve coverage.
Thanks
If Kuhl posted a podcast of his press conference this would be a moot point.
As for press creds, I dunno. I know the wnymedia.net guys got them, but still are excluded from some events (e.g., the Laura Bush visit in support of Tom Reynolds last Fall). I like to push for more openness in general, to lessen the distinction between “press access” and “general public access”.
Agreed. I like the podcast idea. I would hope that in support of open information it was a raw feed as opposed to an edited version.
I disagree with making it a moot point. Coverage implies asking questions so when would the clarifying questions be asked?
You’re right - questions are important…