tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post9143416086577052917..comments2023-07-02T04:15:37.975-04:00Comments on Eye on The Record: Defending the status quoVictor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-38641398081352822592010-12-06T12:47:05.219-05:002010-12-06T12:47:05.219-05:00I like how Eye On The Record now responds to Spam ...I like how Eye On The Record now responds to Spam messages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-73821282994216507332010-12-06T10:20:39.575-05:002010-12-06T10:20:39.575-05:00Thanks, Crystal. Please keep reading. I'd like...Thanks, Crystal. Please keep reading. I'd like to get a job teaching what really goes on at newspapers and other media.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-52139559212786634342010-12-06T07:47:37.817-05:002010-12-06T07:47:37.817-05:00Quite informative blog.My friends would definitely...Quite informative blog.My friends would definitely appreciate knowing these facts.<br />As being a student such blogs help me a lot.crystal ortizzhttp://www.dissertationwritings.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-46267621837811787702010-12-03T12:42:14.228-05:002010-12-03T12:42:14.228-05:00I read that in the paper today, but she is describ...I read that in the paper today, but she is describing a situation that dates back more than a decade.<br /><br />They gave the job of compiling the list to a news clerk, who never checked restaurant names and so forth. The list was riddled with mistakes, and for a couple of years, it was my job on the news copy desk to fix them.<br /><br />What Susan Leigh Sherrill doesn't say is that when a restaurant is fined or closed, specific reasons are given and they appear in the paper.<br /><br />We know health departments don't cooperate by the small number of towns listed, but instead of not publishing the ratings from some towns, note on the list that towns don't always send in the ratings or get the reporter who covers the town to speak with health officials and try to get them to cooperate.<br /><br />You can't cover local news, including restaurant inspections, by sitting on your ass by the fax machine and waiting for news releases, which is the style of head Assignment Editor Deirdre Sykes, who sits on a reporter or two for good measure.<br /><br />Better Living on Friday is filled with wire-service wine and food copy, and mini-reviews. Readers really miss the health ratings and it's irresponsible for the paper not to print them.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-14460013735173754122010-12-03T10:37:21.497-05:002010-12-03T10:37:21.497-05:00Here is an explanation as to why they stopped publ...Here is an explanation as to why they stopped publishing health inspections for restaurants<br /><br />http://www.northjersey.com/food_dining/health_inspections/111247859_Letter_to_readers_concerning_restaurant_inspections_.html<br /><br />Letter to readers concerning restaurant inspections. <br />Friday, December 3, 2010 <br />The Record<br />We recently discontinued publishing the weekly listing of restaurant health inspection reports.<br /><br />We did this for two primary reasons:<br /><br />1. The information we receive from local health departments is not complete. We do not get the details about why a restaurant or food establishment was cited as "conditional," which can create a false impression that the establishment is unsanitary, when the citation could have been issued for a variety of reasons, some of which have nothing to do with food safety or cleanliness.<br /><br />2. Compiling the listings requires the cooperation of local health departments. A number of these departments do not comply with our requests for this information or consistently report "no activity." We feel that it is unfair to report activity in some towns and not others.<br /><br />Some readers have reacted strongly to our decision, although most we have talked with understand when we explain our reasoning. Like all of our coverage in The Record, it is important that the listings be accurate and fair.<br /><br />We want to know what information is important to you. Send an e-mail to features@northjersey.com and put Inspections in the subject line.<br /><br />Susan Leigh Sherrill<br /><br />Food editorSHAKUEY201noreply@blogger.com