Lubbock, Texas · The conversation
Talk of the 806
What people are arguing about this week, in the exact words, and who said them.
What this is
Talk of the 806 is 806 Connect’s section for Lubbock’s public arguments: a post, a statement or a decision the city is talking about. Each story quotes the exact words, names who said them, and says who has responded in public. We do not offer an opinion on who is right.
How we cover this
- Somebody has to be on the record. Angry comments are not enough.
- We quote the exact words and say where they came from.
- We do not name private individuals. Organizations and public figures answer for their own posts.
- We do not decide what somebody meant. If they have not explained it, we say they have not explained it.
- If we get it wrong we correct it on the story itself and say what changed.
Nothing in this section yet. A story lands here when something Lubbock is talking about reaches the point where somebody answers for it in public.
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What is Talk of the 806?
Talk of the 806 is where 806 Connect covers what Lubbock is arguing about: a post that became a subject, a public statement, something that happened and everybody has an opinion on. We report that it happened and who said what. We do not weigh in.
How do you decide what belongs here?
Somebody has to be on the record. A post with angry comments under it is not a story. It becomes one when an official, an organization or a public figure responds, condemns it, or distances themselves from it in public.
Do you name people from the comments?
No. We do not name private individuals who are not already named in a public record or an official release. Organizations, businesses and public figures answer for what they post in public. Their neighbors do not.
Do you take a side?
No. We quote the exact words, say who said them, say who responded, and state plainly what is in dispute. If someone has not explained themselves, we say that and stop there.