Title: War of words between police, newspaper

" the Worcester police department is at odds with the Worcester Telegram & Gazette at issue a recent article claiming it degrees earned by some police officers as part of the Quinn bill. Maybe suspect. Pushing its Netscape gave the joins us with more on the story Kate. Barbara for their part the team he declined an on camera interview but they say they stand by their reporting now tensions had really built up over. Series of articles about the police department and it cost the chiefs to Alter their media pop pop a stint."

" Off between Worcester police and the telegram in dissent over reporting spurred this headline in Tuesday's paper. The department released a revised media policy on Sunday it verbally attacked the teen G. But Worcester police chief Gary Jen says nowhere did it say that paper would be shut out."

" The message that we try to get across to the community as well as to the Worcester telegram and this is that there is a limit thanks to the amount of abuse that the police department should take."

" A series of articles criticizing the Worcester police department has strained relations between the paper and the police. The stories were about fifteen GE's public records request regarding an officer the -- to Brothers pay at the department. And this Sunday in article calling the legitimacy of -- bill pay into question. Included in the story the paper said the chiefs clean bill pay was 40000 dollars in 2008. -- says that's inaccurate according to city records you received just over 32000. Anxious to small example but they're not taking the time to look at in present accurate information. And one has to question why they would do that there revised media policy which the chief says he wrote with -- Sunday night. Tuesday -- still acts every line including this one about the telegram. Quote unfortunately the dark dirty and poorly -- newsroom is affecting their neutrality. Professionalism and integrity. Absolutely I stand by everything that it's. Written in that report indeed tensions are. I clearly I'm not and dawning what was said within a press release city manager Michael O'Brien says he'll deal with the matter internally. And he is committed to transparent reporting in city government we will make sure that any information requests from telegram."

" While the general public court commissioner should get out to the public."

" Will be addressed in prompt and timely fashion the telegram's stands by their reporting saying the aim to be fair accurate and thorough. The paper's editor says they look forward to working with the police department in the future."

" Now the Worcester police department sends out -- media policy again today. Saying that all meteor requests will be handled through the department spokesperson. -- chief as the continue to work with the -- G Barbara. Jennifer -- a lot of tension there. There are certainly -- it it did build up over a series of articles probably over about the course over the course of the last nine months or so. But with Dan media policy that came out today it says clearly that all requests we'll go through the department spokesperson. Jennifer Egan thank you."