EDITORIAL:
August 22, 2007 9:17 amDOLAN AND BOGDAN: CREATING THE NEWS FOR AMHERST READERS
The people of Amherst need to be aware of the collusion between Tom Dolan, the Buffalo News reporter covering Amherst, and his close personal friend Colleen Bogdan, who Dolan labels an ‘Amherst activist’. The problem with this arrangement is that Mr. Dolan keeps giving his friend space in the Buffalo News without checking her facts.
The partnership between Dolan and his “personal news source” has led to many stories written about Amherst politics that are not accurate. His reliance on Mrs. Bogdan’s research, taking her “facts” without doing his own legwork is like buying a ‘pig in a poke’. It’s his responsibility to check out his facts before printing anything. Mrs. Bogdan isn’t an activist for ‘the people of Amherst’, but for certain people who think like she does. They feel they must get specific candidates elected in the upcoming Amherst Primary and November elections to control Amherst they way they see fit.
Her close relationship with news reporter Tom Dolan has given her the ability to have her words printed in the Buffalo News. She seems to be able to control the material Dolan prints in his articles. This type of use of the only major paper in Buffalo is dangerous to the public. Colleen Bogdan believes her views are the right views and the only ones she will allow.
A reporter’s job is to inform the public and to report the truth, not to print the news according to Colleen Bogdan. If the Buffalo News knows this is occurring, and they certainly do now, then they are doing the residents of Amherst a great disservice. It is unethical for them to allow Dolan to continue this type of second hand reporting.
6 Responses to “EDITORIAL:”
I agree completely. I just cancelled my subscription to The Buffalo News. You cant beleive anything this reporter writes. LIES, LIES LIES. Colleen Bogdan is not the only voice of Amherst. Lets have other people opionions heard.
I have also seen that Tom Doaln has made many mistakes when writing articles for The Buffalo News regarding the Amherst Town Board meetings.He seems to like to make the public think things have happend a differnet way. Doesnt anybody check his work? Does this mean he can report anything he wants to truth or not?
Mr. Tricoli. A friend has alerted me to your latest libel. I am placing you on legal notice that a full retraction and apology printed in like manner on your website is demanded. I am not engaged in collusion with anybody, I have no arrangement or partnership with Mr. Dolan or the NEWS, have never done research for Mr. Dolan nor is Mr. Dolan “a close personal friend”. Your published ramblings are yet again, malicious and invented , It’s YOUR responsibility to check out YOUR facts before printing anything. Do not attempt to correct your error in any other manner than I have requested. Colleen Bogdan
Way to go Mr. Tricoli. Thank you for reporting what The Buffalo News is afraid to.
The Amhersttimes.com stands by this editorial.
I was wondering why this Colleen Bogdan always has her name in The Buffalo News. It seems to me that there is two sides to a story. In the Buffalo News only one side is being reported.
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