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    Television Paying Attention to #ioilspill and commonground...
    Entry posted July 28, 2010 by Jeff CutlerContributor, last edited January 19, 2012 , tagged bp oil spill, environmental impact, oil spill
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    Television Paying Attention to #ioilspill and commonground environmental Community
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    WBZ Boston - logoI got a call from one of the CBS stations back home asking me what I was doing these days and I told them I was spending time in the Gulf covering the oil spill. They asked if I'd answer some questions and share some of my experiences with their readers and of course I said yes...who doesn't want to work with one of the largest news organizations in the world?

    Here's the first conversation I had with them about the spill. We'll keep chatting with them about developments down here in the Gulf and beyond. If you're in the Boston-metro area and have some insight into the BP situation, I'm sure they'd like to hear from you. They're always looking for local ties to national stories.

    My daily schedule coming up soon! It's gonna be a wild Wednesday.

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      DerekShowerman
      posted July 28, 2010 by DerekShowermanElite Contributor

      A comment from LinkedIn:

      Ethan Chazin • I find it interesting that noone in the mainstream media is covering the interesting parallel in BP's appraoch to the oil spill, and the fact that they are one of the corporations that are benfitting MOST from our wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. I find BP's behavior to be much more damaging to our society than Adelphia, Freddie Mac, Enron, or Tyco's actions. Gordon Gecko has NOTHING on BP's Board, Chairman, and CEOs.

      • Jeff Cutler
        posted July 31, 2010 by Jeff CutlerContributor

        Ethan,

        If I get a chance to corner an economist or a political analyst I will ask them about the machinations BP has been performing and if they're consistent with activity that might benefit its bottom line. From what I've seen - except for the recent move to install more popular management - the stock has taken a huge hit and the company has been held responsible in ways unheard of before our nearly instant and pervasive communication.

        I credit social media and the tools of my trade that have made reporting on this incident more complete. This method has also - in my opinion - kept BP and other organizations more honest than they might have otherwise been. Witness the about face the government and BP did three weeks ago when they opened access to practically all records and locations for all credentialed reporters so we can share that information with concerned citizens.

        That just didn't happen during Valdez and it certainly didn't happen in the early days of the overseas activities. I'm encouraged. And I'll be sure to share what I find out if I can find an expert to share an opinion.

        Thanks for reading.

        Jeff