Local Patchogue Residents Criticize United Press International Article

I believe that UPI, has been remiss in reporting about the sex trafficking incident of August, 11, 2009. The name of our town “Patchogue,” appeared in capital letters, affixed to the beginning of the first paragraph, in a recent UPI article. By virtue of our name appearing in “large print,” a reasonable person would connect sex crimes, with our home town.

Three individuals were arrested for sex trafficking. Their places of business were in Farmingville, Lake Ronkonkoma, and about four other locations throughout long Island.

One of the Alleged perpetrators, Antonio Revera, lived in Patchogue, another in Medford, and a third alleged perpetrator, lived in Bellport. What if one of the alleged perpetrators lived in Greenport? Would attaching the name of a respectable community, in all capital letters, be a proper thing to do. The"town of Greenport" did not commit a crime. The "town of Patchogue" did not commit a crime; so why is our name in capital letters?

The alleged incidents of sex trafficking did not happen in Patchogue, but in two other long Island communities. The reporter should not “headline” these communities, because they too are victims!

Although the crime is hideous, the news media should use care when writing their articles; one word in the wrong place, can and will punish an entity that had nothing to do with the incident.

I would like to commend Newsday for their coverage of this sex trafficking issue. Yes the names of the towns where the alleged perpetrators lived and operated their illegal enterprise was indeed published; in the third paragraph. The name of our town did not take on the appearance of a headline. Newsday was careful to punish the perpetrators, not the local communities that were also victimized, by virtue of having these alleged criminals operate in their town.

Any salesman knows that if you want to sell a product to a potential customer, the customer must like you as a friend, before business can transpire. This same truism also pertains to selling newspapers. Hopefully the offending text will be removed from the UPI.com article.

HTTP://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/08/11/Three-charged-with-sex-trafficking-in-bars/UPI-15081250014560/

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Patchogue Unbalanced Media Coverage
I am ecstatic to see the Muslim community stand up and defend themselves against an implied affiliation with an alleged terrorist. We the residents of Patchogue have also been taking a literal beating from the media, because of implied connections with alleged criminals such as Bryant Neal Vinas. An alleged criminal decides to move in with his parents, and an entire community of Ten thousand people are automatically convicted by the media, by virtue of association. In actuality the media's linkage of our village with the alleged criminal, should really be called, guilt by proximity. Like the Muslim Community, we too do not know or have affiliations with the person in question.
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Please read the article, published in the "Times Beacon Record."
http://www.northshoreoflongisland.com/Articles-i-2009-07-30-80854.112114-sub_Editorial_Dont_paint_MC_Muslims_with_Bryant_Vinas_brush.htmlAn

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An article about crime in any community has the effect of deflating public opinion of that municipality. A blitz of bad press also has the effect of causing the locals to inadvertently “give up “ on their own community, because of one sided reporting.

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It is a well known fact that if you say something that is untrue, often enough, it will eventually become true, in the eyes of the public. A blitz of negativity has the effect of destroying a community, even though the criminal element represents a very small percentage of that community.
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So what has the news media accomplished by totally focusing on negativity? First of all commerce is scared away from the very establishments that news media depends on for their advertising revenue.

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If I were the CEO of a news provider, I would instruct my staff to write positive things about all of the municipalities, and businesses, that I depend on for survival!
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I have not been pleased with the bad press that has been inflicted on Patchogue village, in the past. The media has been notorious for their practice of flaunting the bad issues, and ignoring the positive issues!

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Alas, I am starting to see some change in the media. Someone has written an article that actually considers both sides of an issue, and allows the reader to draw his own conclusion.

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Please read the article, published in Newsday
Terrorist and Navy hero both called Patchogue home
http://www.newsday.com/columnists/other-columnists/terrorist-and-navy-hero-both-called-patchogue-home-1.1327188

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Hopefully the media will start to publish more positive articles about Patchogue. Positive articles foster a symbiotic relationship between municipalities and the media. "Good press," and we both win!

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We the residents of Patchogue must cast our vote for our community by directing our advertising money to media that publishes favorable articles about our village.

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