through my year of j school, one theme always arose in discussions of the media: they don't write for the people who read them. it's why there's a business section in the paper, but not a social welfare section. it's why the silicon valley gets big coverage while oakland is largely ignored.
these thoughts occurred to me as i was picking up a few slices at arizmendi for my saturday lunch. as i ambled down ninth avenue, i noticed a banner hanging across the front of andy's, one of the local chinese joints. it boasted that asian weekly had bestowed the honor of best kung pao chicken (presumably for either sf or the bay area).
now i am not here to uphold or debunk asian weekly's claim. in fact, i am completely unqualified to do so, for i have never tasted andy's kung pao chicken, nor have i ever ordered it elsewhere. furthermore, i have never ate at a chinese restaurant where any of my companions to do so. this leads to me believe, that asian people don't really order that dish.
which brings us to the original point. why would a newspaper written for an asian audience have a best of category that is irrelevant to an asian audience?
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