Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Legislature / Politics / Woods Crazy Talk in a State House Race Debate
Posted by Jeff Woods on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:08 PM
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Interesting story, Mr. Woods. I didnt think you were working today. How else could one explain that you have yet to post the news (now two hours old) that you will shortly be working for Mr. Kleinheider instead of just stealing his posts.
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What wacky ideas? I didn't hear anything that I haven't heard on CNN/MSNBC/FOX from expert talking heads on both sides of the political spectrum.
Your corporate bosses at VVM have finally issued a news release (at 12:14 pm ) confirming the sale. Even the Tennessean has posted the story. (Even I am starting to feel sorry for you and the rest of the staff for being muzzled.)
Cut'em some slack, Henry. This isn't just another news story for them to riff on; it's something that impacts them personally, and possibly traumatically. If they don't get around to commenting on it for a day or two, so be it. Read about it elsewhere, and hope that everyone employed at Scene comes out the other side of this OK.
In the meantime, let them figure out how to break to their loved ones that they might be out of a job. Seems fair, doesn't it?
You're are right,of course. Even if I do giving grief to Jeff (who has done it often enough to me), Im starting to feel a little guilty. Im sure most of the staff in Nashville want to write a story on the sale---because that's what good journalists do---and you'd think that they would at least be allowed to post VVM's own press release.
The serious point here is that this eerie silence speaks volumes about the corporate culture of Village Voice Media and tells us why the paper's sale to local owners is good news for nearly everyone.
