My favorite part is when Minarik says “Maggie’s always been available and accessible to the media” as he fills in for her unavailable-for-comment self on the show. Apparently she is not as available and accessible when it comes to talking about issues where she has stuck it to the public.

1. “This could have been an awesome debate, a real chance to see a clash of ideologies, and an excellent chance for the people to hear ideas from a candidate who supports alternatives to the drive-everywhere car culture. 13WHAM wasn’t about to let that happen, though.”

We plan to focus on Mr. Stainton’s platform in future broadcasts. This morning, the purpose was to focus on whether he merits a debate. We devoted more than six minutes to the discussion, which is a marathon in terms of news time.

2. “The video presented a well-lit Nojay in studio, wearing a jacket and tie, in a tight head and shoulders shot. Stainton is presented as an outsider, standing in the public market, without a tie, and with a run-down building in the background. The camera is much further away from Stainton, as though they don’t want to get too close to this dangerous man…”

Both were invited to come in to the studio. Mr. Stainton declined, saying he could not take time away from collecting signatures at the public market. He asked if he could appear via telephone, and I said an alternative was to send a live truck his way. He chose the location, and I did not notice a run-down type of atmosphere in the background; we introduced him as being out at the public market, which I would assume was clear to the viewer.

When shooting a live shot of someone in the field, you need to stay wider for a variety of reasons. I would have liked Mr. Stainton to join us in studio, but that was his choice.

Again, thanks for the feedback.

Evan Dawson
13 WHAM News
CW-WHAM