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By: NeNe’s naysayers « live apartment fire

NeNe’s naysayers « live apartment fire — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:16:40 +0000

[...] worth noting that when I praised Fowle’s piece shortly after it aired, she and I were both roundly denounced by LAF [...]

By: LAF by the numbers « live apartment fire

LAF by the numbers « live apartment fire — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:26:29 +0000

[...] husband of NeNe Leakes of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” fame. I mentioned him exactly once on this blog. Likewise, prior to now, I’ve mentioned Vadlamani exactly [...]

By: David K.

David K. — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:45:18 +0000

The YouTube video has been removed. Here’s a link to the Fox 5 story.

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=E01C0974A037F5D4655F6D4B69C80BF3?contentId=8033537&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

By: live apt fire

live apt fire — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:33:41 +0000

Laura raises an ugly and commonplace question that arises when complainers can’t squawk about a story on its merits. Playing the “you’re after us just coz we’re black” card shows a certain amount of ignorance about newsrooms, which follow tips and try to overturn dirt in whatever direction that leads them to a story that will help their newscast build an audience. Click through the “investigative” sections of the websites of WAGA, WGCL and WSB, and you’ll see that they are equal opportunity sleuths. As for Gregg Leakes, it sounds like this guy has pissed off plenty of people. Those are the kind of folks who call newsrooms with tips, irrespective of race.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:28:53 +0000

This is the third incarnation of Real Housewives (following RH of Orange County and New York City) and the only one featuring African American “Housewives” –4 out of 5 of them. I think it’s cool they didn’t change the formula of the trashy little show because of this–they didn’t Tyler Perry-ize it–and it’s even more popular than it’s predecessors.

Anyway, My question is: Would the media be trying to scope out the financial dirt–trying to see if any of these women is frontin’–if it was the white cast? I’m not so sure.

I do wish it was actually shot in Atlanta–don’t tell me they couldn’t find some Buckhead Betty’s and Cascade Keisha’s to agree. What does it say that it’s not actually shot here, do you think, about Atlanta?

By: Atlanta blogs today | Fresh Loaf

Atlanta blogs today | Fresh Loaf — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:36:38 +0000

[...] beat to dig up the dirt on NeNe of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” fame. Over at Live Apartment Fire, Doug ponders whether that’s a good thing. Should I care? It’s kinda like a traffic [...]

By: Mediaho

Mediaho — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:25:01 +0000

Even Dagmar would not stoop that low.

By: DroolingoverDagmar

DroolingoverDagmar — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:23:44 +0000

You have all turned into media whores. Is this why you wanted to get into TV….I doubt it. Unless you enjoy producing crap and just like to see your ugly mug on the air every night. What the hell is wrong with all you morons. I want to go puke reading the excuses for covering fluff!

By: live apt fire

live apt fire — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:25:49 +0000

@ news junkie–

As a big fan of Karyn Grier, I can’t blame Leakes for wanting to talk her. I suspect Leakes couldn’t have been more happy with the way her interview with Grier turned out. See for yourself below.

Grier didn’t have the information about Gregg Leakes’ financial troubles. And Grier allowed Leakes to deny that she’d been evicted without any prodding whatsoever, or so it seemed. In other words, Grier’s piece didn’t challenge Leakes one bit.

So yeah, Grier beat WAGA on timing, and the interview “get.” But she got kinda clobbered, content-wise. I haven’t heard from her, but I suspect Grier is giving Fowle a bit of a hat-tip right about now.

It’s cool that you may prefer that kind of softball stuff. I suspect most folks prefer to see a BSer exposed. It’s part of the “obnoxious” business of journalism.

Thanks for weighing in– I didn’t know about Grier’s piece until you pointed it out.

http://www.11alive.com/video?maven_playerId=immersiveplayerwrapper&maven_referralPlaylistId=playlist&maven_referralObject=956246671

By: News Junkie

News Junkie — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:39:47 +0000

I think your grade for Fowler is a bit generous, since she got beat twice by a competitor at 11 Alive.

It was quite funny to see the over-the-top promos for Fowler’s piece that noted “NeNe had lots to say on the Real Housewives, but now she’s not talking”…and then to see NeNe Leaks conducting an interview with Karen Grier the next day. It’s not that NeNe isn’t talking — it’s that she’s not talking to obnoxious “investigative” reporters who love to wield a hammer but can’t nail down an interview. So Fowler got beat on the interview.

She also got beat on timing, as the 11 Alive piece aired before the Fox 5 piece, and the 11 Alive story included a jab from Grier along the lines of “despite inaccurate reports at some TV stations that NeNe has gone into hiding, 11 Alive sat down at talked with her” … Priceless!