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October 29, 2005
Ferrer Is Chided Over Atlantic Yards
So the New York Times sort of covered Ferrer's press conference at the Atlantic Yards yesterday, where he publicly called for a halt to the project.
"Recently it's come to light that this proposal is not what we all thought it would be," Mr. Ferrer said. "Along with my concerns about infrastructure and total lack of community participation it's clear that this project just cannot go forward as it's currently structured."
Read the Times article here if you wish, but run don't walk over to TimesRatnerReport's uncoverage of the coverage.
Ferrer, Sharpton, and the Journalism of Verification
So Democratic Mayoral candidate Freddy Ferrer held a press conference yesterday in which he made his most forceful statement in opposition to the Atlantic Yards project, offering specific criticisms about the amount of affordable housing, the lack of community review, and the prospect of "nearly a billion dollars" (actually, more, according to the developer--see Chapter 3 of my report) in subsidies. But the lead in all the coverage is that the Rev. Al Sharpton disagrees with him, with no effort to factcheck Sharpton.
The Daily News also jumped in on the action, with a weird summary of yesterday's campaign events: Freddy gets slap from his pal Rev. Al
Posted by amy at October 29, 2005 10:23 AM