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Subject:	Re: NWBrickCon in the news
Newsgroups:	lugnet.events.nwbrickcon
Followup-To:	lugnet.mediawatch
Date:	Sun, 6 Oct 2002 02:18:10 GMT
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In lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, Kevin Loch writes: > In lugnet.announce, Mark Sandlin writes: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Just wanted to share our 15 minutes of fame. > > > > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/89685_lego04.shtml > > > Note to self: Never invite mainstream, non-techie press > to an AFOL club meeting or event. Yeah, that article isn't exactly complimentary, although she does get less "gosh aren't they cute" towards the end. But not all press is created equal, here's a shot that appeared in the local paper for the train show NALUG won first place at two weeks past: http://www.graysage.com/nalug/TrainShow2002/newspaper.jpg Main page here: http://www.graysage.com/nalug/TrainShow2002/index.html What sort of experience have other clubs had with media exposure? James (FUT: mediawatch)

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		Re: NWBrickCon in the news
I really thought it was a reasonably written article for the lifestyle section of a major newspaper. Ms. Phinney was not really condescending (which many reporters tend to be) and I will bet that the article did far more good than harm. And that is (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.mediawatch)

		Re: NWBrickCon in the news
(...) Well, we had a couple of very positive articles about BayLUG last spring. The San Jose Mercury and the Fremont Argus both sent reporters to our meeting, and they both wrote very nice, long articles with pictures and everything. They got picked (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.mediawatch)

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		Re: NWBrickCon in the news
(...) Note to self: Never invite mainstream, non-techie press to an AFOL club meeting or event. KL (23 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)

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