tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post7477279319279644702..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Justice Department to stop buying newspaper ads notifying neighbors of planned property seizuresMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-15147341095286183412009-05-26T08:38:24.816-04:002009-05-26T08:38:24.816-04:00Transparency has nothing to do with the media used...Transparency has nothing to do with the media used. The transparency issue is the idea that government agencies will be allowed to post the information, if they remember, in formats that may not be accessible by all, if any, of the public, and without assurance the notices remain public on an active website, instead of being posted momentarily, and then deleted.<br /><br />Transparency is making sure a third party is involved. And that third party is newspapers, an independent voice, that can ensure notices are published, as they are required, and when. And 50 years from now, someone can still go to the archives to find a required publication. the web does not offer that assurance.<br /><br />What would western Kentuckians have done in January, where power was out for up to 17 days? If notices were available only on the internet, how would they have known what the local governments are doing. Newspapers in those same areas didn't miss an issue, many worked long hours around kitchen tables, with generators at hand, to make sure each issue made it to the press and into hands of local residents.dthompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032094106884319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-83663875101349688932009-05-25T22:15:18.520-04:002009-05-25T22:15:18.520-04:00That's not where newspapers stand, Howard. Most st...That's not where newspapers stand, Howard. Most state press associations have created Web sites where legal ads are uploaded without charge and can be downloaded for free, and most newspapers in those states participate. The print ads are still needed to reach people who lack Internet access or might not be looking for the information, but would be interested it once they see it.Al Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359789093150390148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-57822958637985179882009-05-25T20:53:05.629-04:002009-05-25T20:53:05.629-04:00What could possibly be more open, more transparent...What could possibly be more open, more transparent and more accessible than publishing legal notices on the Web, where they are immediately available to the entire world?<br /><br />Newspapers don't have a leg to stand on when it comes to arguing that legal notices must be print only.Howard Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667800456137944105noreply@blogger.com