Comments on: Paisley Paramedics http://meloukhia.net/2009/11/paisley_paramedics.html deconstructing the phyllo puff of privilege Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:55:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: meloukhia http://meloukhia.net/2009/11/paisley_paramedics.html/comment-page-1#comment-5478 meloukhia Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:11:53 +0000 http://meloukhia.net/?p=8168#comment-5478 Press interviews can be so frustrating because you never know how it will be presented in a finished piece; I think it's awesome that you talked to the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> and it's really unfortunate that the reporter couldn't create a more balanced piece. I note that the Nestle Family blogger they interviewed was one of the worst offenders in terms of making jokes about racism, child labour, and slavery...and it's really unfortunate that the article came off as "everyone is jealous of the lucky mommy bloggers" instead of "a group of people raised concerns about business ethics." Hopefully folks will find their way to your site and get another facet of the story! Press interviews can be so frustrating because you never know how it will be presented in a finished piece; I think it’s awesome that you talked to the Los Angeles Times and it’s really unfortunate that the reporter couldn’t create a more balanced piece. I note that the Nestle Family blogger they interviewed was one of the worst offenders in terms of making jokes about racism, child labour, and slavery…and it’s really unfortunate that the article came off as “everyone is jealous of the lucky mommy bloggers” instead of “a group of people raised concerns about business ethics.” Hopefully folks will find their way to your site and get another facet of the story!

]]> By: Annie @ PhD in Parenting http://meloukhia.net/2009/11/paisley_paramedics.html/comment-page-1#comment-5477 Annie @ PhD in Parenting Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:28:28 +0000 http://meloukhia.net/?p=8168#comment-5477 I agree that a lot more could have been said in the LA Times article. One of the things the reporter asked me when she interviewed me was why I thought the twitter storm got so heated. I said: "I think it got heated because the Nestle Family bloggers felt they were under attack and the critics of the Nestle Family event felt that some of the Nestle Family bloggers and some of their supporters were ignoring, minimizing or joking about the very serious issues raised with regards to infant deaths, slave labour, and other unethical business practices. " I agree that a lot more could have been said in the LA Times article. One of the things the reporter asked me when she interviewed me was why I thought the twitter storm got so heated. I said:

“I think it got heated because the Nestle Family bloggers felt they were under attack and the critics of the Nestle Family event felt that some of the Nestle Family bloggers and some of their supporters were ignoring, minimizing or joking about the very serious issues raised with regards to infant deaths, slave labour, and other unethical business practices. “

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