Re:U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)
by giantg2 on Friday October 07, 2022 @10:47AM
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Even if it was a human interest piece, the good journalists get external perspectives. They don't just parrot whatever the one person says.
"Given the simplicity of the problem ("I can't hang my laundry [without people, including local officials, complaining]"), the solution is a little obvious ("I want to be allowed to hang my laundry")."
This makes no sense. The lady was allowed to hang her laundry! The other guy entered into a contract that didn't allow it. There is no problem here (other than neighbors not being neighborly).
Re:U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry (2009)
by s1artibartfast on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:33PM
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Yeah, a good piece would interview The Neighbors and ask what they think about it. It could be very telling or even damning of them
Given the simplicity of the problem ("I can't hang my laundry [without people, including local officials, complaining]"), the solution is a little obvious ("I want to be allowed to hang my laundry"). I think the journalist who wrote this probably trusted us to understand that.