tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post3747995036124307272..comments2023-10-18T13:49:04.792+01:00Comments on Virtual Lancaster News Blog: Heysham power station backs new access to engineering apprenticeshipAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111099866285188994noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post-63595383901925990432012-08-02T13:20:32.362+01:002012-08-02T13:20:32.362+01:00We have three possible courses of action with such...We have three possible courses of action with such local news items when they come in. We can bin them, run them as they are, or edit them, possibly merging them with other related contextual items. The latter is preferred for more rounded content but it takes time and research and we're short-handed. <br /><br />The corporate world has an army of people employed at the consumers' expence to knock out press releases all day. Getting people with alternative views or proposals to write pieces for the press unpaid and untrained in whatever spare time they have is very difficult, as Stuart, as editor of the newsletter of the Scientists for Global Responsibility, will probably know. The structure of many informal campaigning groups mitigates against the regular production of public communication, Which may also be subjected to contextual editing before publication. So, mediawise, they tend to be more often left with occasional reactive sniping at other people's agendas rather than promoting their own. <br /><br />It frequently amazes me that many groups can work out and execute complex and difficult plans to undertake some action or contribute to some lengthy legal process but have little interest in or strategy for ensuring that their reasons for doing so are widely and accurately disseminated, even in the certain knowledge that their opponants will immediately step in to fill this vaccuum with negative briefing. An action may be seen by 200 people, most of whom may be there to obstruct it. A report sent to a press list may be seen by 200,000 and remain in the public record, so the event is not lost and forgotten but keeps its place in the overall 'context'. <br /><br />We don't have the resources to embed a reporter with every issue group to publicise their activities and ideas. It's not likely they'd be generally welcome anyway. We do encourage people to speak for themselves and we're always here with more free encouragement and advice if anyone wants it.Chris Satorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864215442181157301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post-21437781944971459762012-07-31T14:25:49.175+01:002012-07-31T14:25:49.175+01:00virtual-lancaster has run many articles raising ab...virtual-lancaster has run many articles raising about concerns over nuclear power. If you need proof, just look at the "related posts" at the bottom of the story.<br /><br />Bearing in mind this is a local community web site I doubt there's many people who don't know Heysham is nuclear.John Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275476513933849893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post-14532741159201397132012-07-31T10:48:38.470+01:002012-07-31T10:48:38.470+01:00I am disappointed that nowhere in this article is ...I am disappointed that nowhere in this article is it mentioned that Heysham power stations are nuclear or that EDF is proposing to build several new nuclear power stations around the country – something which is causing great deal of controversy. It seems that Virtual Lancaster is colluding with EDF’s attempts to brand itself an uncontroversial company.Stuart Parkinsonnoreply@blogger.com