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May112006

How We Broke The Julia Earl Story II

Filed under General by nick pappas at 9:26 pm

One of our long-standing policies here at The Telegraph is that we will publish a clarification or correction to a story whenever we feel it is necessary — whether a reader brings something to our attention or not.

That’s what we’re planning to do in Friday’s edition since severalof our editors felt some readers may have been confused by whocontributed what to our coverage of Nashua Superintendent of SchoolsJulia Earl’s trip to Tulsa, Okla.

The main story on Page 1 waswritten by education reporter Michael Brindley, who was reporting fromhere, and freelance reporter Jenny Redden, who was reporting from Tulsa.

Reddentaped and provided a full transcript of Earl’s press conference, whichbecame the basis for much of the story. We also published excerpts ofthat transcript in the print edition and made the full transcriptavailable on our Web site, www.nashuatelegraph.com.

Whilewe considered sending Mike to Tulsa, we ultimately opted for thisapproach, which included the hiring of a freelance photographer toprovide us with the photographs that appeared on Page 1.

Anearlier version contained the clarifying information at the bottom ofthe story, but it was inadvertently omitted when we went to press.

I hope this answers any nagging questions you might have had, even if they didn’t prompt calls to the newsroom.

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    Nick,


    Congrtulations to you and the news staff for breaking the story on Earl, and for explaining how Google serves as an electronic news source.


    I do the same thing at the Massachusetts School of Law, where I'm the marketing and external relations guy. I have plugged in our school name in both Google and LexisNexis, and many times am informed of stories I didn't know about.


    As for K to 12 education administration and leadership in Nashua, it sure is a mess, isn't it? The mayor, the aldermen, the board of education, and the superintendent have all had a hand in this Keystone Cops comedy. But when the irony and laughter subside, the lack of wisdom comes to the fore.


    I don't subscribe to the Telegraph for coverage of international and national news, but I rely on it for coverage of important local issues. You came through magnificently on this one.


    I do have a recommendation for Earl. Why doesn't she split the difference and apply for a superintendent's position in a school district in Kentucky. That's about halfway between Nashua and Tulsa. She can identify family members there, pick up an Appalachian accent, and stay for less than a year before moving on.


    Kirby F. Smith

    41 Bartemus Trail


    Nashua, NH 03063

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    Kirby:


    Thank you for your kind words as they relate to the use of Google alerts to break the Julia Earl story.


    As you can imagine, Google is seen as both a blessing and a curse to the newspaper industry: on the one hand directing people to our Web sites, while on the other competing for the valuable time of our all-important readers.


    Still, Google and other search engines can be valuable tools in keeping us informed about people, institutions or topics of interest in the news.


    In this case, though, it sounds like I'm preaching to the choir.


    Thanks again,

    Nick

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