Comments on: Rich Jackson speaks about his firing from the Pal-Item http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html A podcast from Richmond, Indiana about media, news and opinion from a different perspective. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:27:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: s http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-450 s Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:26:29 +0000 http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-450 This is typical of a corporation trying to blame somebody else for their mismanaged affairs and failures. When you have power, and money, you have corruption and deceit. And the little man is tossed in quick sand with his hands tied behind his back This is typical of a corporation trying to blame somebody else for their mismanaged affairs and failures. When you have power, and money, you have corruption and deceit. And the little man is tossed in quick sand with his hands tied behind his back

]]> By: Kemplog » Blog Archive » Rich Jackson as Pal-Item Editor, RIP http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-57 Kemplog » Blog Archive » Rich Jackson as Pal-Item Editor, RIP Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:43:09 +0000 http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-57 [...] Catching up on my reading, I want to note that the recently departed editor of the Pal-Item, Rich Jackson, is speaking out about his termination from the position. Doug Masson pointed me to an article in Editor and Publisher, a newspaper industry rag. Having been tuned out for the past week, I also missed Chris Hardie’s coverage of the article on his Richmond News Review site at the beginning of the month. [...] [...] Catching up on my reading, I want to note that the recently departed editor of the Pal-Item, Rich Jackson, is speaking out about his termination from the position. Doug Masson pointed me to an article in Editor and Publisher, a newspaper industry rag. Having been tuned out for the past week, I also missed Chris Hardie’s coverage of the article on his Richmond News Review site at the beginning of the month. [...]

]]> By: Nick Wilson http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-23 Nick Wilson Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:38:22 +0000 http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-23 I guess from now on the hard hitting news will have to come from Radio Station K96 Chris thanks for the link on the PI forums I guess from now on the hard hitting news will have to come from Radio Station
K96

Chris thanks for the link on the PI forums

]]> By: J http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-22 J Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:18:18 +0000 http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-22 It's an old Richmond story: the powers-that-be object to investigations into the way that business is conducted and somehow find a way to shut down those who would reveal some truths. It's threatening, I suppose, to have the dirty laundry aired. But threatening to what? And whose interest? Hmmm... It's an old Richmond story: the powers-that-be object to investigations into
the way that business is conducted and somehow find a way to shut down those
who would reveal some truths. It's threatening, I suppose, to have the dirty
laundry aired. But threatening to what? And whose interest? Hmmm...

]]> By: derric http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-21 derric Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:06:18 +0000 http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-21 huh. my gut tells me this whole thing might have more to do with how quickly support can sour when successful innovation turns its eye to limping sacred cows. in other words, our little paper was getting kudos for its efforts to deepen itself and focus on scooping some news. but when that investigative reporting turned toward the EDC it was no longer welcome, and regardless of kudos, someone decided some changes needed to be made. furthermore, i find this whole "you be the editor" shtick offensive. if the pal-item was supposed to find more '"real life, real news" stories', as quoted in the article mentioned above, how do the options of "Storm names", "Boomers and their RVs", "Super mom cartoon strip", or "New fragrance in men's cologne", none of which have anything to do with Richmond / Wayne County, have anything to do with real life or real news? huh. my gut tells me this whole thing might have more to do with how quickly support can sour when successful innovation turns its eye to limping sacred cows. in other words, our little paper was getting kudos for its efforts to deepen itself and focus on scooping some news. but when that investigative reporting turned toward the EDC it was no longer welcome, and regardless of kudos, someone decided some changes needed to be made.

furthermore, i find this whole "you be the editor" shtick offensive. if the pal-item was supposed to find more '"real life, real news" stories', as quoted in the article mentioned above, how do the options of "Storm names", "Boomers and their RVs", "Super mom cartoon strip", or "New fragrance in men's cologne", none of which have anything to do with Richmond / Wayne County, have anything to do with real life or real news?

]]> By: MGM http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-20 MGM Thu, 03 Aug 2006 03:55:14 +0000 http://www.richmondnewsreview.com/2006/08/rich-jackson-speaks-about-his-firing-from-the-pal-item.html#comment-20 Great catch on the article. Thanks for the coverage! Great catch on the article. Thanks for the coverage!

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