Feedback I sent to Boston.com today:
Why does this story on your front page come with a map of the area:
"Two people were shot this morning inside the CVS pharmacy at 1266 Commonwealth Ave. in Brighton"
but not the stories of shootings in Roxbury and Dorchester? Doing this for Brighton but not other neighborhoods kind of feels like, "Yes, white readers, it can happen near YOU!" or maybe "Well, no one in Roxbury uses Boston.com anyway and no one outside Roxbury cares, so..." Maybe it's true that most of your readers wouldn't know Dorchester Ave. from Blue Hill Ave. from a hole in the ground, but maybe they should.
I honestly appreciate the extra information (it saves me a trip to Mapquest.com) but I'd appreciate it more if it was consistent. If you usually provide maps of crime scenes in Boston's more urban areas -- or even make those stories "Breaking News" like the CVS shooting -- I'm sorry I missed it and complained unnecessarily.
-Jen Muehlbauer
Dorchester
Why does this story on your front page come with a map of the area:
"Two people were shot this morning inside the CVS pharmacy at 1266 Commonwealth Ave. in Brighton"
but not the stories of shootings in Roxbury and Dorchester? Doing this for Brighton but not other neighborhoods kind of feels like, "Yes, white readers, it can happen near YOU!" or maybe "Well, no one in Roxbury uses Boston.com anyway and no one outside Roxbury cares, so..." Maybe it's true that most of your readers wouldn't know Dorchester Ave. from Blue Hill Ave. from a hole in the ground, but maybe they should.
I honestly appreciate the extra information (it saves me a trip to Mapquest.com) but I'd appreciate it more if it was consistent. If you usually provide maps of crime scenes in Boston's more urban areas -- or even make those stories "Breaking News" like the CVS shooting -- I'm sorry I missed it and complained unnecessarily.
-Jen Muehlbauer
Dorchester
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