Comments on: Deep Thoughts on the Primary http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2008/08/20/deep-thoughts-on-the-primary/ A blog about politics and government in Kitsap County as well as Washington state political news as it relates to Kitsap County. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2008/08/20/deep-thoughts-on-the-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-9854 Sharon O'Hara Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:07:31 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/?p=1237#comment-9854 'Serving the public' isn't what I meant, Mike. Almost every business serves the public one way or another. I don't know about the pay (I've heard it is not the best)... and proves my point. They don't have tenure and a 'secure' future...they have stories to write and deadline to meet....and could be let go at any time. That is dedication, passion, responsibility, obligation... and all the emotions going into the different stories. Sad, funny, joyous...all of it. I am talking about the need for a reporter (newspaper people) to be wide awake and ready to roll if a story breaks outside the 9 - 5 office hours....or to work within a deadline. Their jobs are unusual and demand a certain kind of individual. If children mimic their parents... kids will pick on it, knowingly or not. I've seen children raised by lazy complaining parents grow up into the same lazy complaining type adult. Those children don't see their parents involved in their job nor focused on anything other than week-ends, vacations, retirement. They are certainly not involved with a 'work ethic cause' as newspaper people are...in my humble opinion. Sharon O'Hara ‘Serving the public’ isn’t what I meant, Mike. Almost every business serves the public one way or another.

I don’t know about the pay (I’ve heard it is not the best)… and proves my point.

They don’t have tenure and a ‘secure’ future…they have stories to write and deadline to meet….and could be let go at any time. That is dedication, passion, responsibility, obligation… and all the emotions going into the different stories. Sad, funny, joyous…all of it.

I am talking about the need for a reporter (newspaper people) to be wide awake and ready to roll if a story breaks outside the 9 – 5 office hours….or to work within a deadline.

Their jobs are unusual and demand a certain kind of individual. If children mimic their parents… kids will pick on it, knowingly or not.

I’ve seen children raised by lazy complaining parents grow up into the same lazy complaining type adult. Those children don’t see their parents involved in their job nor focused on anything other than week-ends, vacations, retirement.

They are certainly not involved with a ‘work ethic cause’ as newspaper people are…in my humble opinion.
Sharon O’Hara

]]> By: Mike http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2008/08/20/deep-thoughts-on-the-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-9853 Mike Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:37:10 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/?p=1237#comment-9853 Compared to their civil service and local government counterparts, reporters do not get paid enough. ALL serve the public. Compared to their civil service and local government counterparts, reporters do not get paid enough. ALL serve the public.

]]> By: Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2008/08/20/deep-thoughts-on-the-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-9852 Sharon O'Hara Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:19:18 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/?p=1237#comment-9852 Steven...I don't know how you all do it...you have to be married to a reporter's job of getting news out in a timely manner. Your husbands, wives, partners have to be the best ...not to speak of the children. Your children learn obligation and responsibility toward something bigger than yourself...the news. Maybe someday someone will investigate how the children of news reporters 'turn out' versus the children of those who have a steady 9-5 job, without deadlines. I suspect the news folk kids tend to grow up with responsibility and obligation in their core and to grow up into the backbone of our country type folks... they know passion and performance and duty. Just a thought. Thank you all!!! Sharon O'Hara Steven…I don’t know how you all do it…you have to be married to a reporter’s job of getting news out in a timely manner. Your husbands, wives, partners have to be the best …not to speak of the children. Your children learn obligation and responsibility toward something bigger than yourself…the news.

Maybe someday someone will investigate how the children of news reporters ‘turn out’ versus the children of those who have a steady 9-5 job, without deadlines.

I suspect the news folk kids tend to grow up with responsibility and obligation in their core and to grow up into the backbone of our country type folks… they know passion and performance and duty.
Just a thought. Thank you all!!!
Sharon O’Hara

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