Some of us entirely left out of our stories the debate over textbooks. That kind of surprised me, since the debate drew so many spectators (100 people!) and created such passionate debate.
Maybe you thought, since they decided not to change anything, that it really wasn't worth mention. That's one way to look at it. But another way is to consider the interest based on crowd size, and the strong emotions expressed. Clearly, this was something the public was interested in.
There is no one-size-fits-all formula for determining news value, but I think in this case the Peanut Barrel rule would have been a good one to use:
Q: What happened at that meeting you went o?
A: Hell, people got all pissed off over the textbooks!
My guess is, that's what would have stood out to anyone there. And if it stands out, it's probably news worth sharing.
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