During Tony Norman's discussion at Cal he referenced the popularity of dog stories in Pittsburgh. This trend has a lot to do with the death of police dog Rocco, whose funeral was attended by over 1200 people. I am admittedly not a dog person, and tend to find these stories uninteresting. Tony mentioned that it hard to compete with the sports page. Pittsburgh is a sports town, so it makes sense that a lot of the readers go for the sports section. I also understand that a lot of people have pets or are dog lovers and that it is important to cater to your readers, but I can't help but feel that maybe our values are skewed. Should a story about a dog attacking a teen have more priority than say a drug bust? Should a story about the death of a dog, even a brave dog like Rocco, have more coverage than the murder of a human. I suppose at the end of the day its all about how many eyes are hitting your page.
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May 2015
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