But I did get a couple of calls demanding to know why we had no mention of Elton John's Pullman concert Saturday night in the Sunday paper. Well, this is another case that begs the question (and you've heard this before) what is news? We had given the concerts substantial advance play. He showed up Saturday night, apparently wowed a crowd of 12,000 and will do it again thsi afternoon. But is any of that "news" that warrants a live story from the event? We rarely review superstar concerts. They are usually one-night events so there are no repeat showings. That means a review doesn't fulfill one key purpose -- to let folks know whether or not the event is worth the ticket price/Editor Steve Smith, News Is A Conversation. More here

Question: Should we have written a story or reviewed the Elton John concert for The Spokesman-Review?

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