I just grilled the AP photojournalist on her comparison of West Philly to Sarajevo. She said that she went to cover a fire at Cobbs Creek (?) 2 weeks ago and found the living conditions there appalling. I'm new in town, I'm not sure where Cobbs Creek is, I asked her to define what she considered the boundaries of West Philly, and she was not able to because she "lives out on the Main Line." I tried to raise the question of gentrification, inflated or underreported crime rates, the tensions between Penn and the local residents (who represent all strata of society, as far as I can tell), but she did not seem to be able to grasp West Philly beyond her idea that it was the "bad neighborhood" of Philadelphia.
How odd, I thought. I can't type that much more because I am managing the webcast. sj Susan Jacobson Assistant Professor Dept. of Broadcasting & Telecom Temple University http://countlessstories.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
