Last week I read a story about a homeless LGBT youth named Drew in a story by "Sarah Lockwood" in the Columbia Spectator.
Since the story dwelled on the negative I thought I’d send an email with resources available in the New York area. Resources that could turn the sad story of Drew into one with a happy ending. I sent an article from Edge New York which shared a LGBT homeless youth story with a positive outcome thanks to resources available in New York.
The email address on the story of Drew wouldn’t work. I tried a couple of times. I did some digging and found an email address to the news desk. I mentioned the article and author. I also mentioned I wasn’t able to contact the author at the Columbia Spectator email address provided in the article.
After a week I was surprised I never received a response.
Then today I see another similar story in the Columbia Spectator.
While it’s nice of them to publish the problem, it would be more productive to provide solutions.
Especially since solutions are currently available. Why is Columbia Spectator so quick to push out articles about LGBT youth when they apparently aren't interested in solutions?
They seemed more concerned with the problem then they are with solutions and something is very wrong with that approach.
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4 comments:
Sadly, this doesn't surprise me. If we fix the problems, what will we write about? Problems are so much more newsworthy than solutions.
Have you considered making a phone call?
Even though this paper is in circulation it is mostly the Columbia University newspaper. Columbia University is in New York City.
It seems the University students write most of the articles.
But the article about Drew gave me the impression they had contact with Drew. I was only trying to help and was hoping they were trying to do the same.
If you or I had interviewed Drew and later discovered names of organizations that could turn the story around; well I doubt that information would fall on deaf ears.
I haven't tried a call. Figured if they didn't want to respond to an email they surely don't want a call. It's not there is some legal issue involved here.
It's "just" a moral thing.
Yes, Tom, but would YOU feel better making the call? I never feel right until I believe I've done all I could, even if nothing changes as a result...
The way I look at it, I made an attempt. Although it appears that attempt was in vain, I have "passed the ball" and it's in their court.
Since they aren't a mainstream paper I don't plan on persuing (sp) it further.
I get the feeling their paper is more about stories, not solutions. Obviously I won't be using any more stories from Columbia Spectator.
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