Our Chron

I'll give our Chron credit for consistency. They blow big local stories like Enron and they miss smaller local stories. Richard Connelly describes the latest:

The beleaguered Houston Chronicle business section, apparently devoting all its resources to being beat on the Enron story, had reporters scratching their heads last month.

For the first time ever, ExxonMobil opened the research center at its Houston office to analysts and reporters on March 5. Company chairman Lee Raymond was on hand to conduct the annual conference for analysts.

The New York Times sent a reporter down to cover the admittedly not-earthshaking event; also on hand were journalists from The Wall Street Journal and the Bloomberg and Dow Jones business wires.

No one from the Chronicle made the short trip down Milam. A company spokesman says they were invited.

It wasn't like the tour and meeting were completely not newsworthy. The Chronicle devoted 11 inches to them the next day, courtesy of "Houston Chronicle Wire Services."

Very impressive work from Houston's (mis)Leading Information Source.

[Posted at 22:48 CST on 04/03/02] [Link]