Hey Star-Telegram! We're up here! - part 2

I've written twice recently about the Star-Telegram's hit-and-miss coverage of Flower Mound sports. (link and link)

Let's expand this to the news pages. In this morning's paper, the Northeast section in particular, the weekly Flower Mound crime blotter is dutifully included with all the other NETarrant communities. That's a positive. And it should be pointed out that the very good Flower Mound Messenger is a corporate sister of the Star-Telegram.

Oh, and there's one more positive to report. I saw a Star-Telegram nameplate on the backs of some FMYSA youth baseball players walking around Bakersfield Park yesterday. Thank you for sponsoring our boys and girls.

But there's still an inconsistency to the way the Star-Telegram covers our Town, and by extension, Denton County. Here's a puzzling case in point. This morning the paper published a call for would-be community columnists, people who would agree to write quarterly columns about where they live or work. But they only want those who live or work in the following counties: Tarrant, Hood, Johnson, Parker and Wise. Why not Denton County? Even if they're not paying attention to Flower Mound like they should, don't they have lots of subscribers in Trophy Club or far north Fort Worth or Roanoke or Denton? Weird.

I've e-mailed the contact person for this solicitation. I'll post a reply if I get one I can publish.

UPDATE: Amended 5 minutes later. Well, that was quick. Within just a few minutes, I got a reply from a Star-T editor who told me that Denton County writers were absolutely welcome to apply for this program -- that the lack of a mention for Denton County was merely an oversight they will now correct. If you're interested in getting your name in print and online via the Star-Telegram, click the link above to find out how.