Ron Becker wrote:
>
> Right on , Mr White. !!     As a native Baltimorean I feel the collapse of the
> City Life Museums deeply, and I can only second your motion to have
> candid reportage about the purely political approach to the cultural
> community taken by the city administration.   It is sadly consistent with
> Baltimore's most public statement --  a sparkling harbor place behind
> which is a  ghost town of abandoned buildings in old down town and a
> near bankrupt city bureaucracy.   The least the museum press can do is
> tell the full story.
>
>  why, in an article just a couple of issues ago, did
> _Museum News_  paint such a rosy picture of Baltimore museum
> community.
> why didn't they mention how strapped for funds the
> museums that already exist are?  I know of no museum, art, or heritage professional in
> town that thought this article even came near to reporting any side to
> this issue than the one our present Mayor would like potential tourists
> to hear.
>
> Is Baltimore alone?  Has anyone else noticed this tendency in MN and
> other AAM publications and forums?  When I go to meetings,
> conferences,
> and symposia here and around the country I have heard similar stories.
> Why doesn't Museum News cover these issues with more perspective
> and
> thought?
>
 while _Museum News_ prints such fluff on the subject.
> Would well balanced stories be too much to ask?
>
> These opinions are mine alone and do not represent the official views of
> my institution.
>
> Matthew A. White


Is there some response from the Museum News staff or editorial people?
Linn