Tue Jun 12, 2012 at 21:21:31 PM EDT
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Getting a convention sometimes validates that a city is ready to join the big leagues, and Charlotte wants to make the point clear: Our city has the Panthers, the Bobcats, Bank of America and even the dang Democratic National Convention. And still news readers around the USA have to be reminded that we are Charlotte, N.C.?
Baltimore has fewer people, but you won’t see Baltimore, Md. atop news stories about prize crab-cakes or baseball Orioles.
This dateline bias does not sit well with many Charlotteans, including those of us at the Dish.
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Of the 46 cities that have hosted the Democratic National Convention over the years, only three needed a state for news readers to locate them -- Atlantic City, N.J. (1964), Kansas City, Mo. (1900), and our neighbor Charleston, S.C. (1860).
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So, Santuccio has written the Associated Press editorial board to make the case for a change in the revered AP Stylebook that dictates which cities get standalone datelines and which don’t.
Sounds good to us. Charlotte, NC it is. Read more here: http://dncclt.blogspot.com/2012/06/stop-it-with-nc-already.html#storylinRead more here: http://dncclt.blogspot.com/2012/06/stop-it-with-nc-already.html#s |
| Matt :: Charlotte: We don't need the 'NC' anymore
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