Re: Endometriosis Zone May Newsletter
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed May 14 06:37:42 2003
The EA *IS* an International organization as well, and always has been!
You should know that, since you and Ms. Johnson were both heavily
involved in the EA for many years, were you not? I'm sure the ERC is
International as well. Therefore, all should be mentioned in the same
depth and breadth and location, rather than relegating the
oh-so-unimportant US-headquartered organizations to the patient-only
newsletter. You are selectively picking and choosing who gets the most
coverage on your site based on your own opinions and feelings, and that
is called "bias."
It's pathetic that the "universe of women's health" can't stop using
their site only to forward their own agenda and not just report equally
on all things concerning Endometriosis, as they profess so often to do.
Enjoy the mountain climbing; we here in the US will be helping the EA
put on other International events that will garner attention from REAL
women's health sites instead of this biased, politically correct,
sponsor-obligated, opinionated and subjective site that you write every
month.
At Wed, 14 May 2003, Lone wrote:
>
>Of course everyone deserves equal mention - but we need to be made aware
>of the events. The NES event is *international* and open to
>participants from all over the world. It will be fabulous publicity for
>endometriosis - the more international, the better! EZ tends to only
>cover international events. The Coping Zone will happily add national
>events from any organisation,
>however, we do not have the resources to solicit information about
>events, they have to be submitted to us; and no, the EA has not
>submitted anything to us, though we would gladly cover any events that
>they are involved in.
>
>Lone
>
>At Tue, 13 May 2003, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>> <http://www.endozone.org/display.asp?page=news_kilimanjaro> Climb
>>>Kilimanjaro in Africa and raise awareness of endometriosis.<
>>
>>This is hysterical. This awareness event, while noble indeed, gets
>>constant and prolific coverage on Endozone and OBGYNnet, yet it is quite
>>possibly the most cost-prohibitive, logistically difficult and
>>physically demanding (too demanding for most!) event ever to be planned
>>in the name of Endometriosis. I am curious why the National Endo
>>Society events get so much coverage here, yet those of us in the US who
>>belong to the EA or other organizations get mere mentions when it seems
>>"convenient" to the editors to fill up space in the Coping zone
>>newsletter...are the North American events not worthwhile enough to
>>mention??? This NES event gets mentioned ad nauseum in every publication
>>on the Zone and OBGYNnet, yet other organizations do not. Why?? Please
>>don't tell us it's because the EA "didn't submit anything," as you have
>>in the past, because I see mentions of the EA and ERC activities in the
>>Coping Zone newsletter - it seems to me that the NES is of the same
>>class as EA and all the other organizations, and therefore should be
>>treated FAIRLY...something OBGYNnet and it's employees have never been
>>known in the endo community for being, but it's never too late to start!
>>Mention all or mention none, and it do it consistently in the same areas
>>- either on the Endozone or in the Coping zone letter or both - stop
>>elevating one organization above the others. We here in the US are just
>>as involved in awareness events and deserve equal mention!
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