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truth4usm

Date: Apr 6, 2004

Current spin on enrollment	Permalink Closed

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040406/localnews/182479.html This article makes no sense. They are not distinguishing between USM accepting students and students accepting USM. Believe me, there is a huge difference! More underwhelming reporting by Ms. Braswell. Once again, she is simply spitting back (and, in this case, garbling) what the Thames/Mader media machine is cranking out. Give us some real reporting! __________________

query

Date: Apr 6, 2004

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I am beginning to agree with others on this board that Janet Braswell is not only a medicore reporter, but that she is rather incompetent. I will not say stupid, just incompetent. She biases everything in favor of Mader and NEVER EVER asks anything about the "info", just writing down everything. How many of those Mader "facts" have been PROVEN UNTRUE, TOTAL LIES? Let us start a list of Janet's reported facts which have been proven untrue. I'll start. Braswell Speak: Thames says that Doug Chambers cut his class on purpose so that students could get "extra" credit for attending a Thames news conference. She reports that Doug shouted "that's a damn lie" to Thames. She reported that Doug asked for an apology. FACT: Chambers cut class because he had a Forrest Co. jury duty SUMMONS.........................thus he had to be gone for an "indeterminate" length of time. One never knows if one will be selected or not. So he was not at class. Problem: She never went back and questioned anyone about the obvious mistruth by Thames and Mader's explanation that the info was "from a student." Nor did Ms. Braswell even dare ask Dr. Thames whether he would apologize, and if not, WHY. __________________

query

Date: Apr 6, 2004

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I believe Janet should apply for a job at USM. I am sure Mader will see to it that her salary is tripled. She spins their side better than they do, and never asks about any inconsistencies. I hate to knock the locals but her reporting has become laugable. Who is she scared of? Does Gannet discourage open and honest reporting of facts and findings of accountability? __________________

Mediahound

Date: Apr 6, 2004

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I know of multiple instances when, just before an interview, JB was prepped on what questions to ask and what documents to ask for...guess what? She didn't! Those anonymous sources simply can't be trusted! __________________

query

Date: Apr 6, 2004

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OK, then why doesn't she follow up the myriad untruths that have already been uncovered, and confront the administration on it? Tell me. I have seen her in action and as another poster has said, she is often oblivious to what is going on around her and when something interests her, she is more interested in getting that person's name than in what the person has to say, or following up on it. There is no followup on things proven wrong, just none at all. You can say an untruth and it gets written down as something that was said or happened and attributed to one party. It is left up to a reader to follow the info down to see if the party lied or not. __________________

Mediahound

Date: Apr 6, 2004

RE: Current spin on enrollment	Permalink Closed

You're preaching to the choir here. My point was acknowledging that she doesn't take the initiative to follow up inconsistencies on her own, she also doesn't even ask the questions that she is anonymously tipped off in advance to ask! __________________

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