Re: The Press

["Thomas Droege" <tdroege2@earthlink.net>]

Mike,

I was going to comment that she got most things right within 2 orders of
magnitude.  Pretty good for either a reporter or astronomy.

Tom Droege


> [Original Message]
> From: Michael Sallman <msallman@pro-ns.net>
> To: <tdroege2@earthlink.net>
> Date: 3/25/2004 6:43:37 PM
> Subject: Re: The Press
>
> Tom,
>
> Nice article.
> 100 BILLION measurements? I think I'm going to have to get a bigger 
> computer! :-)
>
> Mike
>
> Thomas Droege wrote:
> > The Press just loves this project.  They keep finding me.  When I do an
> > interview, I always mention everyone I can.  Other names seldom make it
> > into the local press.  Sigh!
> > 
> > But do not despair!
> > 
> > Most of you that are doing work on TASS can also get your 15 minutes in
the
> > sun (or in this case, 2 pages in the Batavia Sun).  You too can have a
> > photographer come out and spend 3 hours posing you in front of your
> > telescope/computer etc..
> > 
> > For example, just pass on the link to this article to your local News
Rag
> > and tell them that you are part of this project.  It is a unique and
> > unusual project and the papers love it.  If you are embarassed, have
> > someone else do it.  Send them the tass home page, that usually gets
em. 
> > Here is the article again for those that have lost the link:
> > 
> > http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/sunpub/batavia/
> >  
> > Note that the papers are particularly interested when there are
astronomy
> > things happening, like a near earth asteroid going by or Mars vehicles
> > discovering water.  
> > 
> > Tom Droege
> > 
> > 
> > Tom  Droege Jennifer Malpass
> > tdroege2@earthlink.net
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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