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Post by bob on Jun 21, 2006 7:12:07 GMT -6
Seeing another 204 slam in today's' Headlines.
What the hell does being an Ex-Waubonsie Student have anything to do with the murder. Okay, he went to Waubonsie. So what? He probably ate at McDonald's, probably a patient at Edward's or used the River Walk.
The longer I read the Sun, the more I see the bias. The paper hates all thing 204 and will link any bad story to 204 through any connection.
We should start thinking of a mass cancellation of the paper.
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Post by gatormom on Jun 21, 2006 7:17:10 GMT -6
Thanks bob for bringing this up. You know the Beacon, which I get, did not put that in the headline. I guess the Sun just wants Naperville people to know how lucky they are.  Judging from this person's age and criminal record, probably spent very little time at Waubonsie. I will support cancellation. My Beacon can go. This type of reporting will continue to stir up problems in a district in the process of unifying itself. |
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Post by momof3 on Jun 21, 2006 9:02:48 GMT -6
I have noticed a general decline ever since the Chicago Sun Times bought the Naperville Sun. We were out of town this weekend and bought a copy of the Sun Times to read this Sunday.
The lemonade stand heist was on the cover. The cover! The average Chicagoan can't even spell Darfur but everyone's heard about those evil lemonade stand thieves in Naperville! The entire story is sketchy. Was the follow up on the cover of the Sun Times? No police report was ever filed, an off duty cop found the stand behind a bush next to the garage.
I think the 204 bias comes from the fact that the higher ups at the Sun (TW) live in 203 and find some sick satisfaction in taking shots at 204.
The headlines have also become Sun-Times-a-fied (more salacious) since they've purchased the paper, imo.
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Post by dpc on Jun 21, 2006 9:31:21 GMT -6
I'm happy to report that, for once, Bob and I are in total agreement on this one.
I canceled my subscription a few months ago mainly because of the "quality" reporting (not) of JHB and BC.
This latest headline will be the icing on the cake for many other subscribers.
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Post by wvhsparent on Jun 21, 2006 9:45:31 GMT -6
funny thing is that if he is 14 now, he was not a wvhs student at the time of the crime..rather he would have been a Granger or Hill student...
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Post by bob on Jun 21, 2006 9:45:57 GMT -6
Newsflash:
Hell has frozen over.
Cubs win the World Series.
;D
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Post by gatormom on Jun 21, 2006 9:48:34 GMT -6
funny thing is that if he is 14 now, he was not a wvhs student at the time of the crime..rather he would have been a Granger or Hill student... The article states he was 14 at the time of the crime, could have spent an hour or so at WV. |
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Post by wvhsparent on Jun 21, 2006 9:51:59 GMT -6
ok my bad
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Post by warriorpride on Jun 21, 2006 10:10:23 GMT -6
This is a Letter to the Editor that I almost sent at the end of January to the Sun (we did cancel our subscription, though):
I found the recent reporting of the Naperville students accused of hate crimes at the University of Wisconsin to be quite interesting. Facts in the article: three of the students involved graduated from Waubonsie Valley; two still live in Naperville, and one has moved from Naperville.
What are the newspaper headlines? On the front page of the Jan 23 Naperville Sun: “Three Waubonsie graduates charged for alleged roles in anti-gay hate crimes”. On page 3, the article title is: “Waubonsie graduates accused of hate crime”. On page 15 of the Jan 23 Chicago Sun Times, the article is titled: “Aurora grads face trial in Wis. hate crime”.
These headings fascinated me. I might be overreacting here, but it sure looks like whoever wrote these article titles wanted to avoid associating Naperville with these crimes. Yes, if you actually read the articles, Naperville is mentioned, but the fact is that many people just skim the headlines. And for those that did just skim the headline, Waubonsie Valley and Aurora have been associated with the accused crime. The only thing that Aurora has to do with this is that it’s the location of the high school that these Naperville residents went to. But, nevertheless, we see: “AURORA grads face trial…”
People wonder why there are “perceptions” that Waubonsie Valley is inferior to Neuqua Valley, and that Aurora is inferior to Naperville. Maybe the press helps propagate those perceptions. It’s pretty easy to slant things in the media so that Naperville gets the positive spin, while avoiding the negative spin, and the Sun newspapers seem to have achieved that once again.
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Post by bob on Jun 21, 2006 11:00:47 GMT -6
I think the Sun writers/editors believe Naperville/204 is not really Naperville.
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Post by wvhsparent on Jun 21, 2006 18:46:50 GMT -6
Apparently the DH has a problem with WVHS too...
Suspect, 14, connected with Aurora woman's murder
By Tona Kunz
Daily Herald Staff Writer
Posted Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Kane County officials have a 14-year-old suspect in the murder of Marilyn Bethell, the substance abuse counselor abducted from her Aurora home on Halloween.
The teen, a former Waubonsie Valley High School student, has not been charged in Bethell's murder. He is being held in a youth jail on unrelated charges.
The 47-year-old woman was last seen alive Oct. 30, when she left her job at a Hoffman Estates substance-abuse facility. Police discovered Bethell missing the next morning while investigating a traffic crash involving her car and two unidentified armed men, who fled the scene.
Police checked her home, found no signs of the single woman, but did find evidence of a struggle.
Two months later, a man walking his dog discovered Bethell's body on Dec. 26 near the Illinois Prairie Path in Batavia Township. She had been shot in the head.
Police have continued to look for the others involved in the car chase.
A California-based group had posted a $5,000 reward for information leading to catching Bethell's killer. Her friends also raised $3,000. And Aurora Area Crime Stoppers put up $1,000
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Post by wvhsparent on Jun 21, 2006 18:49:33 GMT -6
Now the Trib was much better
Boy held in death of Aurora woman
Published June 21, 2006
KANE COUNTY -- A teen suspect is in custody in connection with the shooting death last fall of a 47-year-old Aurora woman, police said.
The 14-year-old boy has been held in the DuPage County Juvenile Detention Center for "the last couple of months" on unrelated charges, Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli said. The teen surfaced as a suspect in the slaying of Marilyn Bethell after she disappeared Oct. 30.
Bethell's body was found Dec. 26 near the Illinois Prairie Path at Savannah Drive and Kirk Road in unincorporated Batavia Township in Kane County.
Ferrelli would not say how police determined the teen was involved in her slaying. He said no charges have been filed as of Tuesday night, and that he does not expect charges to be filed for several days.
Copyright © 2006, Chicago Tribune
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Post by wvhsparent on Jun 22, 2006 6:12:11 GMT -6
Thanks for writing in with your concerns, which you are certainly not
alone with. My only response is to assure that our decision to include
where this suspect briefly attended high school had nothing to do with a
bias against the Waubonsie Valley High School. I live in Aurora and I am
sensitive to the effect these things can have on people who become
peripherally involved, as the WVHS has.
Honestly, including it in our story is not a slam on Waubonsie; it's
simply information about the suspect in this case. I included it in the
story because at this point, I don't know what might be relevant in this
crime or what piece of information might jog someone's memory and help
solve a woman's murder.
You'll notice that I included other identifying characteristics about
the suspect: the town he lives in, the subdivision he lives in, his age.
Again, those facts are not about bias, they are about getting the
correct information in the paper. I'm sure our readers understand that
public schools cannot choose their students.
I apologize for the pain this causes you, but I hope you realize that
the reporters at this paper and the Naperville Sun have no bias for or
against Waubonsie, West Aurora, East Aurora, Neuqua or any other high
schools.
Thanks for writing in. If you have other concerns please don't hesitate
to contact me.
Matt Hanley
Funny thing is other papers managed to report this with no mention of a school or splashing it as part of the headline...
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Post by dpc on Jun 22, 2006 7:05:00 GMT -6
Honestly, including it in our story is not a slam on Waubonsie; it's simply information about the suspect in this case. I included it in the story because at this point, I don't know what might be relevant in this crime or what piece of information might jog someone's memory and help solve a woman's murder. LOL! Love the part about the article helping to solve a woman's murder. If the Sun is our best chance at solving crimes, we are in big trouble! |
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Post by anteater on Jun 22, 2006 7:11:56 GMT -6
While I couldn't agree more about the need to rely on the Sun to solve crimes, I think the reporter's reply was relatively thoughtful beyond that. I have a tendency to agree that the reporters do not have a bias, though I'm not so sure about the editors! I have definitely picked up on the feeling that District 203 is the "old" Naperville - which means the "real" one - while south and west Naperville is nothing more than a source of tax dollars. I am reminded of this every time I see the map of the police calls in the Sun, with the concentration generally in the "old" part of town. (Perhaps another tool in the Sun's crime-solving arsenal?)
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