Steve Blewett

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  wanewscouncil.org/spokane-final/final-report.html - [Cached Version]
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  A more detailed analysis of the paper's early handling of RPS was done in 1998 by Stephen Blewett, head of the journalism program at Eastern Washington University.Blewett, a former Spokesman-Review reporter and editor, examined the paper's RPS coverage for 1997, a critical year, when the city was deciding whether to join the Cowles in the mall's makeover.
  
  His conclusion: During that year, the paper's coverage was heavily weighted in favor of the project.
  
  Blewett's analysis broke down The Spokesman-Review coverage into nine categories.RPS proponents received the most favorable treatment in seven; the paper's coverage was rated neutral in two others, and none favored the project's critics.
  
  Where "more pro-development speakers were cited, they were more often cited first, and there were more of them cited in the stories.And when the story was predominantly ,pro,' it was more often in a prominent location in the newspaper" (audio file).
  
  Blewett does not believe that the Cowles family deliberately set out to bias its newspaper's RPS coverage.But he singled out the paper's longstanding "no surprises" policy, permitting Stacey Cowles, and sometimes Betsy Cowles, to review and direct the editing of stories that involved the family and its enterprises.In addition to raising conflicts of interest, Blewett concluded, the policy was likely to lead to self-censorship by newspaper staffers.

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  Published on: 3/21/2007    Last Visited: 4/14/2007  

  published by Steve Blewett, Director of Journalism, Eastern Washington University is available for $10.00.

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  www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/conversation/archive.asp? - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 1/14/2008  

  * Some may recall that we hired retired Eastern Washington University journalism professor Steve Blewett to serve as a part-time ombudsman.
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  Good article Steve, and i am sorry for all of the personal pain you have suffered in the layoffs you've been forced to effect... financial concerns do take hard decisions.. and you have done your boss's a favor by salvaging as much as you have. warm regards john

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  Published on: 3/26/2008    Last Visited: 3/26/2008  

  Eckart was nominated by Professor Steve Blewett, EWU, and his nomination was seconded by Annie Matlow of the Spokane Symphony.

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  www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/conversation/archive.asp? - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/1/2008    Last Visited: 6/27/2008  

  Steve is out of the office this week, but prior to leaving, he had asked me to post up anything that might be of interest to keep things rolling.
  
  Former S-R ombudsman Steve Blewett has written a commentary in this week's Inlander recounting his version of his dismissal.I don't fault Blewett for defending himself, but there is a bit of revisionism in his latest piece that is worth clearing up.

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  www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/conversation/archive.asp? - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/1/2007    Last Visited: 6/27/2008  

  I posted the following in the thread below on arts coverage started by our new ombudsman, Steve Blewett.
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  I hope you all saw Steve Blewett's introductory column as our new, and very part-time ombudsman.Here is a link to his column.
  
  I mention the part-time nature of his assignment so as to keep expectations reasonable.He's not going to be able to pursue every query.
  
  He can be reached at ombudsman@spokesman.com.
  
  He has indicated, properly, that he will maintain the confidentiality of communication to him unless otherwise agreed.He may choose to pass some questions or complaints on to me, but that will be his call.
  
  At this point, I don't think he has time to manage his own blog but I will give him posting ability on this blog.We'll certainly set up a blog for him if he asks for it.

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  Last Visited: 10/16/2007  

  After careful consideration and reflection on the exchanges between Steve Blewett, our new and part-time ombudsman, and me and other members of the staff, I've decided to terminate our agreement with Steve.
  
  Our contract with Steve had a built-in Dec. 3 expiration with an extension possible if both parties agreed.
  
  But given a profound disagreement between us and Steve over standards and practices (particularly over the need to speak directly with people about whom he was writing) it seemed better to end the relationship now.
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  Any chance, Steve, of you or one of your interns making it easier for the many people with interest in this matter by posting here links to the earlier threads you refer to?

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  www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/conversation/archive.asp? - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 10/16/2007  

  As you may remember, Steve Blewett's ombudsman column of a week ago was somewhat critical of column diversity on the op-ed page and in our Faith & Values section.
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  But this is the first I've heard that Blewett had conducted interviews for this particular column.

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  www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/conversation/archive.asp? - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 9/22/2007  

  I posted the following in the thread below on arts coverage started by our new ombudsman, Steve Blewett.

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  Fear of Debate - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/19/1997    Last Visited: 12/26/2002  

  In 1998, Professor Steve Blewett of Eastern Washington University conducted a study of the Spokesman-Review's River Park Square coverage and criticized the paper for the superficiality and bias of its reporting.
  
  The Spokesman-Review suffered the ultimate journalistic embarrassment in 1999 when an out-of-towner, The Wall Street Journal, entered its territory and reported what a lot of people wanted to know, namely what kind of obligations the city had taken on in the secret Nordstrom lease.The Review's response was to dispatch, not reporters, but its newsroom attorney, the attorney normally sent out to argue for opening records, to try to find out who leaked the document!
  
  In February 2000, even the Spokesman-Review admitted it had a credibility problem on the topic of River Park Square.At its own volition, it invited a group of citizens to participate in a "Credibility Roundtable," asking them to critique the paper on River Park Square.These citizens told the publisher and the editors of the Spokesman-Review in no uncertain terms that on this issue they were not believable.

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