Wednesday, March 04, 2009

What people say when they're not being journalists

"Sorry, but we are not going to comment on this.''

-- spokeswoman Tara Connell, in a Tucson Citizen story about Gannett closing off options to saving the paper by Corporate's March 21 deadline. How can Connell be considered for a top editing job, when she responds to legitimate questions in this manner?
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous3/04/2009 3:44 PM

    You'd think she could have directed the reporter to someone who could give a comment.

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  2. Anonymous3/04/2009 7:07 PM

    Gannett is not and never has been a journalism company. They are a marketing company that just happens to operate within the journalism industry.

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  3. Anonymous3/04/2009 9:19 PM

    True that

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  4. Anonymous3/04/2009 9:26 PM

    One word for Ms. Connell's response:

    Lame.

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  5. Anonymous3/05/2009 12:02 AM

    Gimme a break. I've seen newsroom editors refuse time and again to comment when being interviewed by their own reporters, so why wouldn't a PR person?

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