When The G20 Comes To Town
Protesters Will Be Just A Small Part Of The Pittsburgh G20 Story
It seems all I’ve read or seen in the local news lately regarding the G20 has centered on the potential protesters, and accompanying threat of clashes and violence; but what about the benefits for Pittsburgh and the surrounding region? I hope our local media is ready to welcome their peers with open arms and plenty of helpful tips and information on the positive stories that our region has to offer while they’re here.
We’re going to be center-stage on the global news circuit for several days, and those of us who live here know how much our city and region have to offer, and I hope the visiting (and resident) journalists and reporters will take the time to explore some of that in their coverage too.
From our historic places and significance to our cultural diversities and offerings. There’s an endless supply of positive, interesting stories to tell about this region and the people who live here. Or perhaps the tale of how the region spawned the modern Oil Industry, or sparked and fueled the Industrial Revolution that brought America into the modern times.
Then there’s the story of how the region fell so hard in the 1970’s and 1980’s, like many manufacturing based regions, only to stand back up, dust off the bruises and reinvent ourselves into global leaders in areas like robotics, computer sciences, biotechnology, Green construction, fiber optics and electronic commerce.
Yes, we have plenty of stories to share with the world, if the news representatives who come to visit are interested in hearing them.
I’ve seen the previous G20 protests, I know it’s news and worth covering–but lets remember that it’s usually a very small number of radicals creating all the fuss and noise. Are they really deserving of more coverage and attention than your friendly and polite hosts? I don’t think so, and I’m optimistically confident that the world’s media will agree by covering the more interesting and deserving stories through this conference.
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