While covering an event at one of the Stafford County Firehouse’s this week, where volunteer firefighters were airing grievances about their boss, the chief of the house said that he didn’t want me there. He claimed that it was a private meeting and the press had no business interfering.
Unfortunately for Mr. Chief, when you have three or more local government officials in one room, as it did, the county’s press secretary is required to notify the press. Then I usually show up.
According to the chief, the press declines to tell the whole story, or doesn’t fully take the time to understand what is going on. I asked him if he had bothered to communicate the story to us, or did he simply not want us there because he had something to hide?
Where there are journalists out there looking for the next juicy story, there are those of us who try to do our jobs the best we can.
If you have never been burned by me before, why not try to use me to get your story out there. I will then in-turn use you to tell a great story. See how it works here Mr. Chief?
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