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Originally Posted by Airwaves
ITD & Resident2B
Interesting posts.
Both of you said you saw the "lawless aspect" of Lake Winnipesaukee portrayed "MANY TIMES" in the Boston News Media.
I am a member of the Boston News Media.
I am curious to know when I mentioned Lake Winnipesaukee in one of my newscasts? I can tell you, can you tell me? Specifically when did I or any of my colleagues talk about or imply there was a "lawless aspect" to the lake?
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Aiwaves,
I have no idea who you are, so I have zero ability to answer your question regarding when you reported on the subject in any of your newscasts.
If you can tell us when and what you reported on the subject as you suggest you can, please do.
I also have no idea where your "lawless aspect" qoute comes from. What I heard and posted were comments about high speed and lack of concern for the safety of others. I did not use the phrase "lawless aspect".
As to where I heard the remarks, that was a while ago and I did not take notes and/or record the channel, date, time and reporter. I do not think many people do this when watching the TV news, but I could be wrong. I know I do not take this kind of note, so I cannot answer this question either.
I watch the Boston ABC outlet, the Boston Fox outlet and NECN. I do not exactly remember what outlet I saw the reports on, but I saw several reports during the winter. In my opinion, there was coverage in the Boston area that did not convey the boating conditions on the lake the way I believe they actually are. Most were sound bites from interviews of people with opinions on the subject.
I do agree with you that forums like this excellent forum had an impact on the preceptions of people as well. My only point was the coverage in the Boston broadcast media was not completely accurate and impacted people's decisions regarding where to spend vacation time.
I am also sure there are other factors such as gas cost and the weather. It all added up to a weak summer season.
Regards,
R2B