Re: [UUPoly-L] Washington Times article an outreach opportunity to UUA?

[JasmineGld@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/13/06 12:51:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
imapolygirl@yahoo.com writes:

> Hey Jas, sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well, hope all is
> better now.  

Thanks, and yes, mostly.  It was either the flu or the worst cold I've had in 
years.  

> To the UUPA leaders in general, I'm wondering whether there might not
> be an outreach opportunity here to UUA for UUPA in light of the
> continuing tendency for members of the press to misrepresent UUPA's
> means of origin and how it relates (or not) to UUA.  
       :::snip:::
> I'm wondering whether UUPA reaching out to UUA and inviting 
> collaboration to determine how best to correct the record might 
> be the right thing to do?  Is anyone in UUPA in regular contact 
> with someone at UUA with whom we are talking
> collaboratively already, perhaps?   

I have been in touch with a couple of people at 25 Beacon.  The 
recommendation we've received is to continue to avoid media contact, and that any 
correction we send will likely not change Kurtz's reporting.  They seem appreciative 
that we are keeping them informed...although it's actually redundant, since they 
scour the Internet daily for any mention of UUism (and of UUPA, I'd bet).  

> Though generally more conservative in bent, the Washington Times is
> not a fringe publication and is a mainstream newspaper accountable as
> to upholding ethical reporting standards.  
:::snip
> sensationalist pieces written by religious
> extremists and published in fringe publications do not merit or
> receive comment. 

Yes, this is an important consideration.  The Weekly Standard is not a fringe 
publication either.  

> I'd be happy to help with this, but being so new as a UU I wouldn't
> know where to start.  Please let me know if there is anything I can
> do to help, though, I'm willing if someone points me in the right

Thank you, Anita, I appreciated this.  We don't have a particular need at 
this moment, but I'll keep you in mind as things develop.  

Jasmine