I'm not going to respond to everything I'd like to for the sake of staying on local topics. Afterwards I'll take up the rest on MediaWonk-L. :')
The take away point I'd like to make is that is takes a seriously paternalistic attitude to say that a group of motivated citizens held too much sway in the public arena. It seems like public participation is meant to be perceived as some kind of nuisance when it's not underwritten by corporate interests. Aaron Osterby Lowry Hill assistant producer, KUOM University Public Radio, '91-93 reporter and editor, The Minnesota Daily, '93-96 weekend editor, PioneerPlanet.com '95-96 local political reporter, The Gallup Independent, '96-98 online producer, Minneapolis St. Paul magazine '98-00 Currently freelancing but mostly employed outside the media. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
