As you probably know, we also publish magazines in Lake Highlands, Far North Dallas and Preston Hollow. One of our avid readers in Preston Hollow, Louisa Meyer, just wrote an op-ed piece for the Dallas Business Journal about what she sees as the Morning News‘ one-sided coverage of DISD issues. I tried to set up a link to the item, but as it turns out, you have to be a subscriber to read it online.
In a nutshell, Meyer asks a few hard questions about the News‘ ubiquitous "Helping You Live Better Here" promotion, which I guess is designed to build subscriptions. Anyway, among other things in the article, Meyer quotes the News‘ Bill McKenzie, an editorial page wonk, saying: "Part of our job as an editorial board is to help instill hope and diminish cynicism about DISD." Meyer’s point: How does writing endlessly and primarily about DISD screw-ups, of which there are certainly a few, instill any hope or diminish cynicism among readers? Meyer is a W.T. White parent, 2006 DISD volunteer of the year, and all-around good neighbor, so it’s worth grabbing a Business Journal (which has certainly become a respected business publication and is worth reading weekly) to look at what she’s saying and giving it some thought. What’s she’s saying certainly applies here in our neighborhood, too.
