Comments on: The Business Of Blogging http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-business-of-blogging Harrisonburg's Community News Network Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Renee http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-94917 Renee Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:19:38 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4682#comment-94917 Just wanted to say I think it's great we can have good civil discourse on these issues here on hburgnews, and thank Kai for starting this interesting conversation on his blog! Just wanted to say I think it’s great we can have good civil discourse on these issues here on hburgnews, and thank Kai for starting this interesting conversation on his blog!

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]]> By: Dany Fleming http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-94909 Dany Fleming Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:36:25 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4682#comment-94909 Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback, Miriam. ...and thanks for the very poignant example of how government officials can share information and advance public understanding. A good example of the power of an openly accessible public media platform. This is the greater contribution to democracy that the DNR seems to be missing in its pandering to its political stances. Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback, Miriam. …and thanks for the very poignant example of how government officials can share information and advance public understanding. A good example of the power of an openly accessible public media platform. This is the greater contribution to democracy that the DNR seems to be missing in its pandering to its political stances.

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]]> By: Deb SF http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-94896 Deb SF Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:38:33 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4682#comment-94896 Was the DNR always here? http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/ Was the DNR always here?

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/

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]]> By: Miriam Dickler http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-94789 Miriam Dickler Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:02:36 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4682#comment-94789 In reference to local governments placing notices in newspapers, the State Code of Virginia requires these placements for a number of different actions including but not limited to public hearings for the budget, zoning and subdivision changes, various ordinance amendments, etc., and certain other types of action. The code expressly refers to newspapers having general circulation in the county or city in which the action is being taken. For this to change the state legislature would have to amend current law. Until such time as a change is made the city will continue to abide by these requirements. For a broader idea of what kinds of actions require notice, doing a search on the word "newspaper" in the State Code will show most, if not all, of these instances. The State Code of Virginia can be found online here: http://leg1.state.va.us/000/src.htm If you have any questions about this please don’t hesitate to contact me by email at miriamd@harrisonburgva.gov or by phone at 540-432-7701. In reference to local governments placing notices in newspapers, the State Code of Virginia requires these placements for a number of different actions including but not limited to public hearings for the budget, zoning and subdivision changes, various ordinance amendments, etc., and certain other types of action. The code expressly refers to newspapers having general circulation in the county or city in which the action is being taken. For this to change the state legislature would have to amend current law.

Until such time as a change is made the city will continue to abide by these requirements. For a broader idea of what kinds of actions require notice, doing a search on the word “newspaper” in the State Code will show most, if not all, of these instances. The State Code of Virginia can be found online here: http://leg1.state.va.us/000/src.htm

If you have any questions about this please don’t hesitate to contact me by email at miriamd@harrisonburgva.gov or by phone at 540-432-7701.

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]]> By: Dany Fleming http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-94781 Dany Fleming Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:09:22 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4682#comment-94781 Seth - as Bubby Hussein points out, a valid "fourth estate" certainly belongs at the top of that list. Seth – as Bubby Hussein points out, a valid “fourth estate” certainly belongs at the top of that list.

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]]> By: Renee http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-94780 Renee Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:06:11 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4682#comment-94780 I agree with Brent about it being time to modernize the laws. I only skimmed this thread so far, but from what Jason't saying - the government has to pay to post public notices? Even with the taxpayer subsidies? I agree with Brent about it being time to modernize the laws.

I only skimmed this thread so far, but from what Jason’t saying – the government has to pay to post public notices? Even with the taxpayer subsidies?

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]]> By: Dany Fleming http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-94779 Dany Fleming Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:59:18 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4682#comment-94779 The DNR is clearly using a formula of giving enough local personal interest stories and yard sale announcements to keep it viable enough to spew its divisive, and usually unsubstantiated, politics. It has long abandoned any notion of being an investigative, factual or balancing media source. Hillbilly Sheikh, that higher journalistic and democratic ideal doesn't seem to hold water at the DNR. Of course, this is the same type of local paper-chain political strategy taking place all over the South. It seems to me that there's a good case to make that the DNR should no longer be the de facto source for posting required public notices. It may not be the best or even a good source any longer. I'd love to hear from folks how those posting decisions could be reviewed and challenged. However, like the DNR opinions or not, it's not a good idea to have a quid pro quo requirement of getting public notices in exchange for limiting the paper's views. The DNR does have its ace-in-the-hold as the main source for apolitical local stories and announcements. When I lived out of the area, I checked the online DNR weddings/obits/sports/etc. daily. That's a big draw and what keeps advertisers coming back. So, finding an alternative for local news and announcements seems key. Frankly, the tremendous job, and service, that Brent is doing here at hburgnews makes me think this could be the spot....with the accompanying needed support. How viable is the idea of an alternative source for local news, announcements and public postings? (BTW, this is a much more compelling discussion than economic development marketing) The DNR is clearly using a formula of giving enough local personal interest stories and yard sale announcements to keep it viable enough to spew its divisive, and usually unsubstantiated, politics. It has long abandoned any notion of being an investigative, factual or balancing media source.

Hillbilly Sheikh, that higher journalistic and democratic ideal doesn’t seem to hold water at the DNR. Of course, this is the same type of local paper-chain political strategy taking place all over the South.

It seems to me that there’s a good case to make that the DNR should no longer be the de facto source for posting required public notices. It may not be the best or even a good source any longer. I’d love to hear from folks how those posting decisions could be reviewed and challenged. However, like the DNR opinions or not, it’s not a good idea to have a quid pro quo requirement of getting public notices in exchange for limiting the paper’s views.

The DNR does have its ace-in-the-hold as the main source for apolitical local stories and announcements. When I lived out of the area, I checked the online DNR weddings/obits/sports/etc. daily. That’s a big draw and what keeps advertisers coming back.

So, finding an alternative for local news and announcements seems key. Frankly, the tremendous job, and service, that Brent is doing here at hburgnews makes me think this could be the spot….with the accompanying needed support.

How viable is the idea of an alternative source for local news, announcements and public postings?

(BTW, this is a much more compelling discussion than economic development marketing)

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]]> By: seth http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-94775 seth Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:44:30 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4682#comment-94775 i think this discussion would be more appropriate in a thread concerning legislative priorities. that being said, i'd go along with you guys and say that education and transportation should certainly head up the list. what i'd try to avoid is allowing my ideology to dictate when i play the 'there are too many important issues for us to be wasting time on this' card. it seems particularly disingenuous when it appears that people are more concerned with the ads in the dnr than they are with placing our state laws regarding child protection in line with the majority of the rest of the country. i think this discussion would be more appropriate in a thread concerning legislative priorities. that being said, i’d go along with you guys and say that education and transportation should certainly head up the list. what i’d try to avoid is allowing my ideology to dictate when i play the ‘there are too many important issues for us to be wasting time on this’ card. it seems particularly disingenuous when it appears that people are more concerned with the ads in the dnr than they are with placing our state laws regarding child protection in line with the majority of the rest of the country.

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]]> By: Lowell Fulk http://hburgnews.com/2010/01/29/the-business-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-94773 Lowell Fulk Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:31:42 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=4682#comment-94773 "...i am curious as to why this would strike folks as a legislative priority (when other issues of late with much more tangible negative effects in the face of inaction don’t)." Please Seth, so I can better understand what you hold to be important priorities, let me know what yours are? “…i am curious as to why this would strike folks as a legislative priority (when other issues of late with much more tangible negative effects in the face of inaction don’t).”

Please Seth, so I can better understand what you hold to be important priorities, let me know what yours are?

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