{"id":3613,"date":"2009-03-24T23:49:20","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T03:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=3613"},"modified":"2009-03-24T23:49:20","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T03:49:20","slug":"media-shenanigans-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/03\/24\/media-shenanigans-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"INC: did it really happen that way?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/t2009_City_Council.jpg\" alt=\"The Fort Wayne City Council\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tonight, Linda Jackson on Indiana News Center&#8217;s 11 pm newscast, delivered as one of her leads something to the effect of, &#8220;We&#8217;ll see if Harrison Square came up before the City Council tonight?&#8221; \u00c2\u00a0[I could have the wording wrong as when it was said, I was surprised and caught off gaurd.] \u00c2\u00a0Then, some 10 minutes later, she came to the story about the proposed downsizing of The Harrison. \u00c2\u00a0The Harrison is the condo\/retail portion of the Harrison Square project. \u00c2\u00a0INC announced last Friday that the developers have proposed downsizing the number of condominium units &#8211; again. \u00c2\u00a0And again, in half, this time down to 17 units and only two floors of the building.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>She stated that, &#8220;&#8230;members of the City Council are still coming to grips that the Harrison Square project may not end up as originally planned.&#8221; \u00c2\u00a0They then switched to tape of Council President Tom Smith basically repeating what he&#8217;d said to WANE-15. \u00c2\u00a0Councilman John Shoaff made a comment that even though he opposed it at the beginning, everyone now wants it to succeed. \u00c2\u00a0Jackson then stated that the &#8220;reaction&#8221; came after tonight&#8217;s City Council meeting and she finished with a quote from Greg Leatherman stating that the City hadn&#8217;t accepted any changes to the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, what really happened tonight?<\/strong> \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Well before the City Council meeting started, Chris Hopper from WANE-15, interviewed Tom Smith. \u00c2\u00a0The City Council met &#8211; and unless I fell asleep, not one mention of Harrison Square was made during the meeting. \u00c2\u00a0Not one. \u00c2\u00a0After the meeting however, a cameraman from INC &#8211; no reporter from INC, just a cameraman, interviewed Tom Smith then John Shoaff. \u00c2\u00a0That was all. \u00c2\u00a0No coming to grips, no controversy, no official discussion at City Council &#8211; nothing. \u00c2\u00a0You be the judge.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='19e609d9cf50c2152699b45927d7d680' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='19e609d9cf50c2152699b45927d7d680' data-image-id=\"203\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71715.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71715.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilman Paul Moss makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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