Bad press?

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by blueangel

Ouch! As a member of "the media" I find that generalization a bit unfair. "The media" also includes fraternity and sorority members (like me). There is no a conspiracy to unearth the secrets of fraternities and sororities. The news stories about hazing incidents occur because the media regularly reads police reports! If you don't want bad press about your fraternity or sorority, don't break the law.

It's nice to have an ally or two who are journalists.

What they've said above has been said before, but nobody really wants to hear it.

When you break the law, it will likely be reported because every media outlet checks with the police and other safety agencies. No newspaper or broadcast organization has enough staff to call every organization in town to find out if they're going to do something good. It's up to you to get the word out, and to do that, your chapter should have a meida relations person of some sort.

Saying that everything in the media is negative toward the Greek System is a cop out.

If you don't want to read bad things about yourself, don't do bad things.

Reporters don't make this stuff up. On the other side, if you want to read or hear something good about yourself, let the media know about it. Every good little thing you do won't make it into the paper or onto the evening news, but if you keep trying, sooner or later you will change what may be a bad attitude toward your chapter or the system.

One final time -- If you break the law, sooner or later you're bound to get that "bad ink." If you obey the rules and the law, you'll be fine. If you break the rules/law and get caught -- don't whine -- you brought it on yourself.