For education purposes, we’re going to use this USA Today post as an example. Does this look like it’s a copied Press Release Reporting (PRR)?
Hawaii’s election season is here. What to expect from House, mayoral races
JEREMY YUROW USA TODAY
Hawaii’s 2024 election season is well underway, with few surprises. There are no competitive races at the federal level, and well-known incumbents like Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Prosecutor Steve Alm, both running in nonpartisan races, face minimal opposition.
Blangiardi’s handling of the city’s rail project and his strong communication skills contribute to his solid position. Similarly, Alm’s name recognition and uncontroversial tenure, along with his stance against recreational marijuana legalization and efforts to combat crime in Waikiki, fortify his position.
“Normally, these races on Oahu are seriously fought, but in this case, there has yet to be any serious competitors,” said Colin Moore, a public policy expert at the University of Hawaii in Manoa.
Review Notes:
- “Blangiardi’s handling of the city’s rail project and his strong communication skills contribute to his solid position. ” This is the most curious statement. Anyone who lives in Oahu will easily see that every time an article is written about the troubled Rail boondoggle, there are significant negative reactions towards it. Yet, this writer is putting a positive spin to it.
2. “Normally, these races on Oahu are seriously fought, but in this case, there has yet to be any serious competitors,” said Colin Moore, a public policy expert at the University of Hawaii in Manoa.“ Is this a propaganda tactic to discourage the public from participating? Is the writer even curious who Colin Moore is?
A quick check would reveal that the only way this political talking head knows how to promote Democracy is to look at how much money a candidate has.
Moore, a fixture political consultant to the few corporate media here in Oahu, has no understanding nor interest in grassroots civic participation. Moore has no interest in promoting robust dialogue of ideas or solutions in the Public Square. This is despite all the bellyaching of how money is buying elections. All he’s fixated on is the amounts of campaign donations of candidates. He has no interest in even encouraging grassroots through promoting a basic fair democratic process called forums or debate. For the first time in the Oahu’s Mayoral Race, there is NO corporate media hosted forum or debate.
Moore is also a consultant to Hawaii News Now. Hawaii News Now ( KGMB) happens to be related professionally to the incumbent Mayor Rick Blangiardi who was a former Manager. On top of that, Mayor Blangiardi’s Director of Communications is a former News Manager for Hawaii News Now. Blangiardi’s recently hired Chief of Staff is a former TV executive from New York.
No corporate media is also questioning the election over-all statistics but instead describe the election as a “blowout” and “landslide” election. No corporate media was concerned that it did not host any forum. No corporate media was concerned that Mayor Blangiardi was in hiding and ran away from mayoral forums.
