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MAXINE WATERS HELD A HEATLH CARE REFORM TOWN HALL - AND MAJOR MEDIA DIDN’T COME

By Susan S. Davis - Aug 22nd, 2009 at 8:40 pm EDT

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I just attended a town hall meeting on health care reform today that Ms. Waters was gracious enough to hold today at the Los Angeles Southwest College at The Little Theater. The meeting was filled beyond capacity and people were actually turned away.

The meeting was very informative and I was shocked to see no major media outlet cameras covering the event. From what I could tell, the only coverage appeared to be a few photographers snapping some photos, and a Spanish translator for radio, as well as someone from an Asian station.

It is hard to imagine that CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC or even FOX News, for that matter, weren’t invited to cover a town hall meeting with Congressman Waters - about health care reform, which affects every U.S. citizen.

Just as cameras are rolling to catch all the irate opposers to a national health care system in the U.S., major media outlets should also be documenting the massive numbers of concerned citizens who are gathering to support it.

It is shameful that a public servant such as Congresswoman Maxine Waters and her esteemed panel did not merit the same level of press coverage that her opposition seems to garner so easily.

Since we are continually barraged with coverage of the opposition’s town hall meetings, I feel it is very important to speak out about this. It is the media’s responsibility to cover all sides of this very important health reform issue.

Health care reform will affect us all and major events should be covered by every major and local TV, cable, radio and Internet news outlet.

As concerned citizens, we need to express ourselves and make our voices heard. We need to let local and major media outlets know that it is unacceptable to ignore an event such as this.

Susan S. Davis is an independent journalist and communications services consultant. www.mediagragon9.com.

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