It almost seemed coordinated. The Sunday editions of The Daily Advertiser and The Advocate looked like sister publications yesterday, with both papers going front and center with 1A features on the Atchafalaya Basin that could have almost been companion pieces. The Advocate story, “Corps considering change to water flow into Atchafalaya,” focuses on the Army Corps of Engineers' management of the Old River control structure, with the news that the Corps is looking into altering water flow into the basin with the goal of assisting coastal restoration efforts. The Advertiser story, "Saving the Basin, Part 1: Man Takes Control" — the first installment in an “occasional series” — focuses on, you guessed it, the Army Corps of Engineers' management of the Old River control structure, but with more of an emphasis on its history and impact.
What caused this journalistic convergence on the basin the day after the fourth of July? As far as we know, there hasn’t been any new coordinated campaign out to draw attention to the basin. The editorial staffs must be channeling one another.
... written by LafayetteGrapevine , July 06, 2009 - 06:00 pm
I made mention on twitter of how weird that was that both papers had the essentially the same story on the same day, though the tweet didn't get much of a following. Suspect neither story got read much except for those directly tied to the Basin. Also suspect there is a PR campaign by the Corps & state, and they invited reporters to Old River Control Structure, thus two of the same story.
... written by give me a break , July 06, 2009 - 07:15 pm
good lord, the advocate and advertiser staff thinking the same? how horrifying!!!! i guess a bunch of advocate people have just come back from their lobotomies.
... written by KatherineIV , July 06, 2009 - 09:59 pm
There is nothing surprising about this. A news item last week reported on the possibility of the corps changing the percentage of Mississippi River flow to the Atchafalaya. This is a typical Sunday feature followup to a news item. One that can be researched and photographed in time for a holiday weekend splash. It's a coincidence of ordinary daily paper newshole filling.
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