Comments on: Brett Shipp and WFAA: Lazy, Irresponsible Reporting on DISD http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:45:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: the tuna http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-57057 the tuna Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:54:31 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-57057 Too bad the country doesn't have more really pathetic, slipshod journalists like Brett Shipp at WFAA!! Quoting the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children: In a strong year for local television news, Dallas` WFAA-TV was especially potent, earning a Peabody for four reports that underscored its commitment to investigative work: Money for Nothing revealed slipshod lending practices by the U.S. Export-Import Bank. The Buried and the Dead raised questions about the state of Texas` oversight on the gas pipeline industry. Television Justice looked into a dubiously cozy relationship between a "To Catch a Predator" unit of NBC Dateline and the police in Murphy, Texas. Kinder Prison explored a Homeland Security prison holding immigrant families near Austin, Texas. Too bad the country doesn’t have more really pathetic, slipshod journalists like Brett Shipp at WFAA!!

Quoting the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children:

In a strong year for local television news, Dallas` WFAA-TV was especially potent, earning a Peabody for four reports that underscored its commitment to investigative work: Money for Nothing revealed slipshod lending practices by the U.S. Export-Import Bank. The Buried and the Dead raised questions about the state of Texas` oversight on the gas pipeline industry. Television Justice looked into a dubiously cozy relationship between a “To Catch a Predator” unit of NBC Dateline and the police in Murphy, Texas. Kinder Prison explored a Homeland Security prison holding immigrant families near Austin, Texas.

]]> By: FrontBurner » Blog Archive » DMN Story Misses Mark on Dallas ISD Cuts http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-936 FrontBurner » Blog Archive » DMN Story Misses Mark on Dallas ISD Cuts Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:46:07 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-936 [...] The Morning News and its Belo cousin continue to undermine the most important institution in Dallas. Its not a perfect institution by any means. Media watchdogs will continue to play an important role in its reform. But this sort of bogus "gotcha" reporting gets us nowhere. Leave a Reply [...] [...] The Morning News and its Belo cousin continue to undermine the most important institution in Dallas. Its not a perfect institution by any means. Media watchdogs will continue to play an important role in its reform. But this sort of bogus “gotcha” reporting gets us nowhere. Leave a Reply [...]

]]> By: Laura powell http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Laura powell Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:08:56 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-118 I am a mother of private school children and very happy Dallas ISD children. As a parent and a taxpayer I am only sorry that more teachers did not go to Canada and that the teachers and staff did not order great desserts. They deserve it and so much more. I am a mother of private school children and very happy Dallas ISD children. As a parent and a taxpayer I am only sorry that more teachers did not go to Canada and that the teachers and staff did not order great desserts. They deserve it and so much more.

]]> By: Sandi Ramirez http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Sandi Ramirez Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:31:55 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-98 First off thanks to L for sending me this info...i;m disabled and don't get to the schools like i used to. I am surprised that ANYONE would be upset that our teachers are going to conferences on reading. As a parent of TWO children with learning differences READING is the MOST important thing our children can learn. AS an adult who is dyslexic I wish my teachers back 40+ years ago had a reading conference to gone to. It is time that our news media both in print and vocal show the GREAT things that our schools do and the AWESOME students who come from DISD Schools. I am sick and tired of always reading half truths and stories. IF you always look for bad you will find the bad ,.....even if it is not there. AS FOR THE NOTE ABOUT OUR GOVERNORS NEW DIGGS... I say 10K a month is a HUGE overage for Rent... let him stay in an apt like a lot of us do. First off thanks to L for sending me this info…i;m disabled and don’t get to the schools like i used to. I am surprised that ANYONE would be upset that our teachers are going to conferences on reading. As a parent of TWO children with learning differences READING is the MOST important thing our children can learn. AS an adult who is dyslexic I wish my teachers back 40+ years ago had a reading conference to gone to.
It is time that our news media both in print and vocal show the GREAT things that our schools do and the AWESOME students who come from DISD Schools. I am sick and tired of always reading half truths and stories. IF you always look for bad you will find the bad ,…..even if it is not there.

AS FOR THE NOTE ABOUT OUR GOVERNORS NEW DIGGS… I say 10K a month is a HUGE overage for Rent… let him stay in an apt like a lot of us do.

]]> By: Stephen Edmondson http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Stephen Edmondson Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:55:43 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-94 Should be all good now. Let the BS fly. -SE @ D Should be all good now. Let the BS fly.
-SE @ D

]]> By: Louisa Meyer http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Louisa Meyer Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:16:19 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-93 Impressive software to have bleeped out m*a*s*s*ively and cl*a*s*s*room. I'll be more careful in the future. It's still extremely more sophisticated than DMN's site. Impressive software to have bleeped out m*a*s*s*ively and cl*a*s*s*room. I’ll be more careful in the future. It’s still extremely more sophisticated than DMN’s site.

]]> By: Louisa Meyer http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Louisa Meyer Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:56:46 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-92 I was at two schools yesterday and was bombarded by livid staff about Shipp's report and everything about DMN. Overall they're fed up with DMN and were talking about massively yanking subscriptions. They rehashed the P card investigation and how difficult it is to now get classroom materials they need because a few people abused the system. They're tired of defending the district to friends and neighbors who misinterpret media reporting. Shipp's report was degrading to the teaching profession: "Bankers can eat out, but teachers and principals can't?" "They want us to be trained but not reimbursed for it?" "Principals are instructional leaders and need training too." Most of the comments were stories about personal expenditures for the classroom or while traveling that exceeded allowances. "If teaching is an honorable profession, treat us like professionals." I was at two schools yesterday and was bombarded by livid staff about Shipp’s report and everything about DMN.
Overall they’re fed up with DMN and were talking about massively yanking subscriptions.
They rehashed the P card investigation and how difficult it is to now get classroom materials they need because a few people abused the system.
They’re tired of defending the district to friends and neighbors who misinterpret media reporting.
Shipp’s report was degrading to the teaching profession: “Bankers can eat out, but teachers and principals can’t?” “They want us to be trained but not reimbursed for it?” “Principals are instructional leaders and need training too.”
Most of the comments were stories about personal expenditures for the classroom or while traveling that exceeded allowances. “If teaching is an honorable profession, treat us like professionals.”

]]> By: Stephen Edmondson http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Stephen Edmondson Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:31:36 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-91 We're trying out a new filter and it's getting a little too excited. Sorry for the "B*S*" -SE @ D We’re trying out a new filter and it’s getting a little too excited. Sorry for the “B*S*”

-SE @ D

]]> By: Elizabeth http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Elizabeth Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:11:52 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-90 And since when are "L*O*B*S*T*E*R" and "B*S*" bad words? I.J.S. And since when are “L*O*B*S*T*E*R” and “B*S*” bad words? I.J.S.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Elizabeth Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:10:33 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/09/27/brett-shipp-and-wfaa-lazy-irresponsible-reporting-on-disd/#comment-89 As a schoolteacher, otherwise known as one of the fellow underpaid and overworked, I still have to take issue with this whole debachle. The point is that the grant money had to be spent, right? There are reading conferences going on everywhere! Why did Dallas not take the grant money and send four times as many people to a similar conference? Or if this conference was such a unique and fabulous opportunity for learning, why did so many people from just a couple of campuses go? Why not pick one or two from a couple dozen campuses and then have a staff development at each one using the materials that the we**ite so generously offers. (http://www.reading.org/association/meetings/annual.html) If the outcome was REALLY to help as many students as possible, then send a greater assortment of people from different schools. As I sit here dining on $5 Chinese takeout, I think to myself, "Maybe I'm just jealous. I mean, when's the last time I had a lo**ter dinner?" But then again, I have to call ** on Dallas. I'd rather eat my cold Jason's Deli at my next staff development, than know I work for a district that does some of the things Dallas does. There are definitely some teachers there that lack integrity. As a schoolteacher, otherwise known as one of the fellow underpaid and overworked, I still have to take issue with this whole debachle. The point is that the grant money had to be spent, right? There are reading conferences going on everywhere! Why did Dallas not take the grant money and send four times as many people to a similar conference?
Or if this conference was such a unique and fabulous opportunity for learning, why did so many people from just a couple of campuses go? Why not pick one or two from a couple dozen campuses and then have a staff development at each one using the materials that the we**ite so generously offers. (http://www.reading.org/association/meetings/annual.html) If the outcome was REALLY to help as many students as possible, then send a greater assortment of people from different schools.
As I sit here dining on $5 Chinese takeout, I think to myself, “Maybe I’m just jealous. I mean, when’s the last time I had a lo**ter dinner?” But then again, I have to call ** on Dallas. I’d rather eat my cold Jason’s Deli at my next staff development, than know I work for a district that does some of the things Dallas does. There are definitely some teachers there that lack integrity.

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