The Recorder story (here) gets reactions from public officials on social media including blogs, Facebook, Twitter.

What I find most interesting and compelling in the piece is again how local officials rail against anonymity, negativity, personal attacks, et al in digital media yet remain absolutely mum on voicing the same criticisms of local radio. Think about it: week after week, the very same public officials and others, chat it up on the radio with varied hosts and their anonymous callers leveling negative, personal and vicious attacks. And of course said hosts certainly do not misinform or peddle in rumor or innuendo.

So ask yourself why are local radio programs, local hosts and their callers not subject to the same criticisms from public officials? Why do public officials revel in appearing on the radio and even run campaign ads on such media when it embodies many of the faults of digital media ?

I’m just asking. It’s an intriguing question.