Readers' Representative Journal  A conversation on newsroom
ethics and standards   On Wisconsin, readers want to see more
The question from Bill Gibson echoed other readers' e-mails: Why
does there seem to be so much coverage of the Middle East and so
little on the protests in Wisconsin?  "There was another rally
in Madison on March 5. I saw no item in The Times about it.
Michael Moore made a speech. It was quite a rally. Why wasn't it
mentioned?" Gibson asked. "Here is a 'local' uprising that may
determine just what OUR country will be like."  An e-mail from
Rob was similar: "Why are you barely covering this story? This
is not just a Wisconsin issue; it's a war on families and the
middle class, and your paper, among others, is failing to inform
the public."  And Patty wrote: "You report on the unrest of the
people in other countries. Why? Because their leaders have
impoverished them, and they are fighting back. This country will
also go down that road if this constant attack on the middle
class continues a