Entry: Um.... Thursday, March 16, 2006



On the cover of today's News Sentinel, there's an article about a mural in the University Center.  The mural depicts music across Tennessee, and is somewhat controversial (and/or stereotypical) in its depiction of the music from Memphis.  I sped read the article this morning and I swear it comes across like this mural was just recently discovered hiding beneath the paneled walls of the UC.  Guess what???  This mural was "discovered" less than 10 years ago.  I remember because I kept the Daily Beacon article revealing how the mural had been covered up because of its controversial/stereotypical depiction of West Tennessee's music scene.  Does the News Sentinel article mention this?  No. 

The person behind the "discovery" of the mural is on an Issues committee and the N-S article claims (or appears to me to claim) that the credit for discovery belongs solely to this guy who wrote some Issues committee paper urging....something.  (Did I mention I sped read the article?)

I am so tempted to write the journalist and tell he or she that this mural was discovered 8-10 years ago and featured 2-3 days worth of Daily Beacon articles.  I bet if I dug through the bottom of my bookshelf or underneath my bed, I could find the exact DB article and cover photo. 

   2 comments

Christy
March 16, 2006   11:34 PM PST
 
Also, the DB keeps archives so if you know the approximate time it ran, you could contact them and get it, most likely.
Christy
March 16, 2006   11:33 PM PST
 
Girl, definitely let them know. That is incredibly sloppy journalism.

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