Comments on: Tennessee media apparently don’t believe Steve Jobs’ liver transplant is a story, much less a local story

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:41:00 +0000

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By: Jerry Dunaway

Jerry Dunaway — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:30:28 +0000

I’ve been living in Nashville for about five years now. I read last weekend it was supposed to have happened here (I assume Vandy, but maybe Baptist). My guess would be that since he’s not a movie star or a musician, the Tennessean probably figured it wasn’t worthwhile…

By: joeP

joeP — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:28:55 +0000

Of course civilians like iPhones & Pixar movies.

You & I love tech and follow these things. But believe it or not, we aren’t the norm…

By: susan hart

susan hart — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:58:58 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with pointing out the obvious – where was the local coverage? As much as news is “leaked”, much involving healthcare and celebrities, I can only surmise that either exception to the rule was in play here, or maybe hospital staff didn’t realize who Jobs is, and his global effect on today’s communications.

By: Rex Hammock

Rex Hammock — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:02:16 +0000

@joeP – Those same local papers who aren’t tech-obsessed ran stories about people lining up to purchase new iPhones on the same day. Also, another company Steve Jobs is associated with, Pixar, has a movie called Up that is drawing huge crowds in Tennessee. The point of my story, however, is that Jobs is a national personality, but the hospital and doctor angle is a local story. If one of the worlds most powerful, best-known, successful and creative business leaders chooses to have a life-saving medical procedure in a hospital in your town, it’s something local readers will find interesting.

By: joeP

joeP — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:19:54 +0000

Jobs is a national personality, because of iPod & iPhone — yes. But non-tech industry civilian types aren’t interested in him the way they are in movie stars.

It doesn’t surprise me that local TN papers didn’t cover this. For the non-tech-obsessed, it’s not that big a story.

By: Rex Hammock

Rex Hammock — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:19:45 +0000

@jack – I’m not directing my rant (if that’s what it is) to the rumor-tracking of two months ago. I’m just wondering why there’s not reporting today.

By: Jack Lail

Jack Lail — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:58:02 +0000

It definitely was a well-kept secret, happening some two months. i think the state’s media was just caught flat-footed on that one.

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