tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post4524156182248641325..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Perceptions of RustJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-90209846540466765152008-08-07T12:22:00.000-04:002008-08-07T12:22:00.000-04:00Brian,Thanks again for doing the data analysis.The...Brian,<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for doing the data analysis.<BR/><BR/>The Rust Belt gets the most national attention as a region suffering from out-migration. I've seen a few articles (such as in the NYT) that do a better job of revealing the demographic forces resulting in population decline. The only other region that gets any notice is New England.<BR/><BR/>The bulk of crisis coverage is at the state or city level. Even states growing in population display acute brain drain anxiety (e.g. Colorado, Georgia, and Arizona). In your backyard, an El Paso paper recently ran a series on that city's brain drain problem. There even used to be an active blog about the El Paso Diaspora.<BR/><BR/>Here are my top 5 brain drain obsessed states: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and Vermont. My metric is the number of state policies and amount of money thrown at the "problem."<BR/><BR/>As a parting shot, read the following article about Tucson:<BR/><BR/>http://tiny.cc/bH00G<BR/><BR/>Ugh!Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-31917293363546211812008-08-06T17:23:00.000-04:002008-08-06T17:23:00.000-04:00Jim, thanks for the comments. I like your take on ...Jim, thanks for the comments. I like your take on perception versus reality, and what it means for the investment of limited public resources. In your opinion, which regions, Rust Belt or elsewhere, have received the most coverage on the "crisis" of outmigration? You mentioned Pittsburgh, of course. What are some others?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-23431591798223252782008-08-06T15:31:00.000-04:002008-08-06T15:31:00.000-04:00good post.my frustration (besides the fact I was w...good post.<BR/><BR/>my frustration (besides the fact I was writing work-related stuff until 3am), you are right, had more to do with the local coverage than the actual content.<BR/><BR/>I hope with a modest amount of deprecating humor in the post, I was able to show how the local media gets all in a tizzy about this stuff. Usually I keep my mouth shut when the 3 or 4 of these coll out every year, but in this case, I want to prevent sloppy newspaper writers from making similar mistakes in the future.Jankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141703042787916263noreply@blogger.com