A FAQ and ANALYSIS of the Recently Reported Corruption at City Hall
PART 1: The Shannon Thompson / Lore Meyer / Mayor PR Issue
Introduction:
During my historic run at
Turner Broadcasting, I once asked my producer why we overdubbed in English the comments of the indigenous people we were covering. Why didn't we use subtitles?
She turned to me, head cocked to the side and eyes narrowed as if she was wondering if everything she ever thought about me was suddenly wrong.
"Because we speak English, man," was her reply. She was a photojournalist and film director who took great pains to make every shot count...why would she want people
reading during her film?
Years later, after reading over a series of articles about pollution I had written, she shook her head.
"Too many numbers," she said. "MEGO."
When I asked what that meant, she said it had dual meaning. As an acronym it meant "my eyes glaze over," and as a viewer or, in this case reader, "me go (onto the next channel or story)."
A few weeks ago, an outside reporter told me that I would be very surprised to learn about what his investigation would uncover. I responded that he would be very surprised to learn that I would not be surprised. In the end, we complemented one another in the fact that while he came in dropping bombs and did some good reporting and affected change, he affords
The Luminary to provide deeper context -- which we will do here, in this three part series.
But beware all ye who venture past this point...there be numbers past the break...don't say we didn't warn you.
-- Mark Vasto
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