Comments on: We Got Slammed!

By: Lisa De Rubeis Allen

Lisa De Rubeis Allen — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:44:57 +0000

Hi Lori,

I really enjoyed your recent blog about the dateline report on Detroit! We sure need to stand up for Detroit, thank you Lori, great job.

Warmly,

Lisa De Rubeis Allen

By: Lori Willams

Lori Willams — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:12:07 +0000

Thanks for your support and great feedback Beth. Here’s the link to that Future Midwest video you referenced for anyone who may not have seen it: http://vimeo.com/11021663

By: Beth Schensky

Beth Schensky — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:18:10 +0000

I missed seeing Dateline, but certainly heard about it. Most frustrating was that one associate accompanied the group which filmed for Dateline. He suggested that they go to Greek Town or the many other areas that were bursting with life and people (Filming occurred on St Patrick’s Day). The answer was a consistent “no”. Thus their mission was defined and their objective met… a negative view of a once great city that is bringing itself back to life… one business at a time. Everyone interested in a wonderful perspective on all things Detroit… please go to our website and view the video from the Future Midwest conference in Royal Oak held in April. And OUTSTANDING review of all that this city has done for our country and a challenge to all of us to reach for the future and bring our city back to greatness.

By: Lori Willams

Lori Willams — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:43:23 +0000

Well Jim, truth still is a defense to defamation. They didn’t say anything that wasn’t true in the broadcast, it was just hazardously incomplete. My biggest beef was that this wasn’t news. They just aired dirty laundry from decades ago and then portrayed it as though “this is what we’ve become”. They left out who we are today, and what’s really going on. They just exposed the eyesores of the community and called it news! No doubt it left a damaging impression about our community. I’m sure it didn’t cause anyone to say, “hey let’s go to Detroit for a vacation this summer!” That’s too bad, because there are a lot of great destinations they could enjoy throughout our State this summer, for all ages. Lost tourism dollars is only the beginning of potential lost revenues. We need to combat the broadcast with more news about what IS working about Detroit.

By: Jim Frac

Jim Frac — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:03:24 +0000

Hey Lori,

What about a class action lawsuit against Hansen and NBC for slander? I don’t know how to measure it, but can there be any doubt we’ve been damaged?