Addendum
This just came in from Editor Glenn Franco Simmons of the Eureka Reporter, in response to my last entry. It should be pointed out that the Times-Standard has had several articles and columns that mention Economic Fuel over the past several years.
BTW, in response to the Humboldt Herald's question, the name: "Response of Times-Standard to Defendants' New Proposal to Redact Grand Jury Transcript ... "
It's a mouthful, certainly, but a name is a name is a name.
James,
I haven’t read your blog because I don’t read blogs, but someone mentioned it to me. You may print this on your blog if you like, but please include it all.
You might, for accuracy’s sake, say that in my e-mails to John Driscoll and your publisher, I gave credit to the Times-Standard for its efforts and apologized for the fact that we left out the fact that the T-S got the transcripts released. We should give credit where credit is deserved, I agree. It was not an intentional omission. It was simply a mistake and we will credit the T-S as appropriate in all other stories as it relates to this subject. To do otherwise would be unethical and unprofessional.
I wasn’t on duty last night nor did I see the story prior to publication, but all the T-S had to do was to e-mail me or phone me this morning to tell me of the omission and I would have taken care of it. Instead, John Driscoll sent off another one of his insulting and arrogant e-mails to me and the reporter without knowing the facts.
In my subsequent e-mails to John Driscoll and your publisher, I stand by what I wrote — which was strongly worded, I admit. In those e-mails, I asked your publisher why the Times-Standard doesn’t cover The Eureka Reporter’s Economic Fuel, but your publisher refused to comment on this subject despite me asking him twice to comment on it.
It’s interesting that you expect recognition for something you did that was good and that you want it so stated in our paper, which it surely will be, but when we have an endeavor that is also good and communitywide, you ignore it and your publisher refuses to comment on it. That seems to be a bit hypocritical to me.
At least our omission was a mistake. Your omission is deliberate despite the fact the Economic Fuel helps the entire community.
Sincerely,
Glenn
Comments
what is Economic Fuel, and how does it help all of us?
Posted by: Anonymous | February 21, 2008 04:20 PM
"All of us" at the ER is synonymous with Security National, which sponsors the contest with/at HSU. It's a promo/positioning thing.
Freedom of information, I would offer, benefits "all of us" more comprehensively.
Posted by: Soumynoma | February 21, 2008 06:11 PM
Oops .. I forget to add "... and full disclosure!"
Posted by: Soumynoma | February 21, 2008 06:13 PM
James,
Perhaps I have missed those columns and stories on Economic Fuel, so could you list them for me? I used your search engine, but I could not find the articles/ columns before I wrote this post.
You should also include the fact that The Eureka Reporter gave the T-S the credit it deserved in today's paper, correcting the oversight that I said occurred when a brand-new reporter left out an important ingredient in a story that prompted John Driscoll's outrageous attack.
Additionally, I have just learned that you will covering Economic Fuel's Hoopa High School speakers. That is a very positive development.
Posted by: Glenn Franco Simmons | February 22, 2008 02:46 PM
I FIRST read the Eureka Reporter's account of the released transcripts in the Cheri Lynn Moore case. I had the DISTINCT idea from reading their newspaper that it was the Reporter who obtained the transcripts.
The tone of this blog entry is really petulant and adolescent.
If you screwed up (as the Eureka Reporter did by failing to report the source of their information), you don't get to complain oh so bitterly that you weren't treated with kid gloves.
Posted by: Susan McGee | February 22, 2008 07:15 PM
Glenn oh please do let us hear the real Driscoll! I want to hear his insults and attacks! Please put his emails up somewhere so there will be no guessing as to just how insulting or attacking he was.
We've long suspected Driscoll to be just another "snarky emailer" no better than the most famous one in the county, RPA. Now prove it Glenn! Please?!
Posted by: Jyrk | February 23, 2008 07:18 AM