Wednesday, November 18, 2009

No mention of Pete Newman story in Branson Tri-Lakes News

The Branson Tri-Lakes News website (formerly Branson Daily News) updated today, and despite the major developments in the Pete Newman sex case, not one word was mentioned.

A school principal who eats fried worms made the homepage, and on the inside local news page, residents were urged to be prepared for winter weather.

Since Newman's arrest only one story made the newspaper's pages and that was a week after the arrest.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why do you, or anyone reading these blogs, think the Branson Tri-Lake News is avoiding this story? I do not live in your part of the country. I have seen coverage on other newspaper websites...including newspapers as far away as Rock Hill, SC. Interesting twist to this whole thing.

Anonymous said...

Good question! I've been wondering the same thing!

Anonymous said...

There are firms who specialize in protecting high-profile organizations/ministries from media-exposure after scandals such as this. Believe it or not, they can be quite effective in doing so, and have in the past. They can literally prevent "news" from being news. Certainly a possibility here.

Anonymous said...

Do you mean P.R. firms?

Anonymous said...

Locals don't even bother with the local papers. Everyone here knows they are considered the Branson Entertainment Gazette targeting tourists thinking they are coming to a picture perfect town with no crime. (It's absurd to even call it a newspaper) The free Branson Independent provides the real news. In fact, the article on Pete was front page news with his pic. We have heard the "whose who" has such influence here, I think we are seeing it play out before our eyes.

I still foolishly believe in holding fair trials said...

Anonymous 7:03 gave the real reason why the Branson liepaper didn't print the news that yes, surprize, there are perverts in the Family Entertainment mecca of Branson. They don't want common sense to intrude upon people trying to take a vacation from their normal life. Why, Branson might have the same amount of perverts and molesters as any other area of the country.

I suspect that 10-20% of the population are perverts. Most people living today have neither intelligence or strength of will to resist doing whatever pleases their glands at any given time. I blame this upon the pub[l]ic edumaction system populated by liberal drones like Turner.

And here I thought that the Branson liepaper wanted to let this alleged molester have a fair trial as opposed to allowing the news media to convict him in advance. I should have known that all of you liepaper editors and reporters are liars and that they refused to cover this event not because of any principles of civilization such as rule of law, not rule by mob, but because they didn't want to cut into the tourist trade.

A degenerate population ensures that nobody is safe nowhere.

Anonymous said...

Does anybody know where he is living?

Is his wife still with him?

What happens next?

Will this go to jury trial?

Is Missouri tough on these type of crimes?

What type of "proof" would the prosecution have to present to get a conviction?

Anonymous said...

Also, the word on the street is that MANY MORE STATES will be bringing charges.

Does anybody know which ones?

Anonymous said...

6:25 poster

It was reported on this blog and other sites that he is living in Memphis. But, comments have been left on this and other blogs that he is spending time with various relatives in several states...Ohio, Georgia and others.

It has also been stated that his wife is with him. She did sign the bond on October 29...but it has not been reported if his wife was with him on November 17.

Could go to jury trial...but,there are other scenarios as well. He could plea bargain and then it would not go to trial. Or he could change his plead to guilty and receive sentencing.

Anonymous said...

Well Randy...Branson Tri-Lakes News is finally reporting the story!

It's on their website...but, oddly dated November 21..tomorrow.