From Deseret News archives:
Rocky's reports: They said, he said and what it means
Rocky responds to reports about alcohol purchases, Italy trip
Reporting: KSL noted on its Web site that Anderson spent "hundreds of dollars on alcohol."
Anderson: Lesser portions of his bills went to pay for alcohol. Various media reports have inaccurately characterized how much of his bills paid for alcohol.
Reporting: The Deseret Morning News reported Anderson used city tax dollars to pay a "bar tab" of $457 and a "pub tab" of $175.
Anderson: Using the terms "bar tab" and "pub tab" gave the impression that the bills were mostly for alcohol. The paper should use the term "dinner tab" to describe the bills. The paper purposefully used the terms "bar tab" and "pub tab" to sensationalize the story. The terms were repeated in other media that picked up on the original Morning News story.
Analysis: The paper used the term "bar tab" because the bill was accrued at a private club Utah's equivalent of a bar. The paper did mention that the bill included food and alcohol. The initial report noted in its headline that the bills were for "wining and dining," giving the connotation of both food and alcohol. City records and subsequent interviews with Anderson and others who were there haven't fully explained how much of the bill was for alcohol, how much was for food and how much might have been for cover charges.
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