what teens think

The Tennessean pulled a real doozie with this piece. What a piece of crap. The title of the article is “The debate over immigration in America: What teens think”. Thinking that they were referencing some national or local study, I read it. Turns out the Tennessean did their own little “study”. Their sample set: Four students from Hillsboro – three of them immigrants.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s heartwarming to see that these kids have their head on straight, but what is the point of this article? Is it representative of teens even at Hillsboro? Probably not. Is it representative of teens in Nashville? The state? The country? No. It’s a damn waste of my time, that’s what it is. Get back to me when they’ve sent someone out to, you know, Maplewood or Antioch or something.

To that end, I’d like to report the findings of my latest study on what Nashvillians think of the Tennessean:

The Tennessean: What Nashville Residents Think:

Chris Wage, 26, a Nashville native since he was 9:

“The Tennessean stinks. It’s a horrible corporate newspaper filled with stories off the wire, fluff editorials and toothless reporting.”


Comments

SarcastroMay 14, 2006 at 21:19 · reply

Sarcastro, 40, Immigrant from Atlanta: “What Chris said. It couldn’t get much more Schmittier.”

Steve L.May 14, 2006 at 21:26 · reply

While, I agree with you that the Tennessean blows on so many levels, honestly, I didn’t think the article was so bad. Yeah, its only 4 people, which doesn’t constitute a true sample. nor are thier opinions truely representative of nsahville as a whole…but so what? would you rather they quote some redneck teen who spews the pretictable “Send them all back!” garbage? I mean those people get airtime all aver the place (Thanks Fox News!). what’s so bad about sane, well thought-out opinions getting on the news sometimes. Now that’s fair and balanced for ya.

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