Comments on: AP Accidently Slights Decatur, GA

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:58:26 +0000

And of course SACS is NOT located in Decatur either; it is still in unincorporated DeKalb. I don’t understand why the press can’t simply list “DeKalb Co., Ga.” That would solve any number of woes with all of the stories about murders, foreclosures, and a challenged police department. While visiting another part of the country recently, I was told, “Yeah, I know where Decatur is. That’s where the Sheriff was killed.”

By: decaturite

decaturite — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:18:30 +0000

True enough Decaturguy. I guess its more Hit & Run that should be considered sloppy.

By: Decaturguy

Decaturguy — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:11:38 +0000

The story should have been based in “Decatur” because that’s where the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools announced that Clayton County was losing its accreditation. Obviously, it wasn’t saying that Clayton County was in Decatur.

I don’t understand your beef in this case, unlike a shooting in South Dekalb.

By: decaturite

decaturite — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:46:09 +0000

Still, that’s like “Decatur Metro” sloppy…

By: Thomas Wheatley

Thomas Wheatley — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:35:10 +0000

Haven't checked the links you cited, but I think the reason the AP may have made that mistake was because the offices of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the agency that yanked Clayton County Schools' accreditation, are located in Decatur. (Careful, it's a PDF link.) They probably reported and filed from that location.