The Whitewash

03-19-2014 • Xander BloodWillow.com

Family and friends gathered around for the unveiling. At last, we were finally going to get some answers from Arizona Public Service (APS) about why they had installed a surveillance camera in our suburban, Phoenix neighborhood. Jill Monier, from Fox10, promised a fair and balanced report. My hours of investigation and research were about to bear fruit. Surely, cloud-nine allegories could compare to this moment. It was exhilarating! Tuning into Fox 10′s Livestream feed, I anticipated significant results. Based on the news I had received from Jill, I knew where the story was heading. She requested that I hold off on publishing anything related to a threat on an APS employee until her piece aired. Closed-door meetings with APS’s Public Relations Representative, Damon Gross, and Fox 10 producers guaranteed “news” with a slant; I just didn’t know the details. Clicking play and enlarging the screen, I waited patiently for the news.