Braddock Journey

Friday, August 01, 2008

Things are changing quickly. Just a few weeks ago I pointed out that Braddock news coverage was consistently negative. I’m happy to report that this past week my news feed has been flooded with positive coverage of Braddock.

First there was the coverage of the Mon Valley Initiative headed revitalization of a building in Braddock providing local homes:

• Officials tout new housing as boon for Braddock—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Housing Development Gives East Braddock A Boost—KDKA
• Braddock Building New Affordable Homes—WTAE
• Braddock and East Pittsburgh housing leads renewal—Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Housing effort may slow population loss—Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Then yesterday the Post-Gazette featured the farm:

• In a steel mill’s shadow, sustainable agriculture blooms in Braddock

I consider this a vast improvement over the articles I’ve been seeing. Even positive coverage incorporated negative terminology, as seen in the Post-Gazette article about raising honey bees. Unfortunately, only in Braddock were the bees referred to as a “gang.”

• Honey from the ‘hood: A new flow from Pittsburgh’s urban neighborhoods


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