Giambalvo Responds…
Owner and Editor in Chief of MODE Newspaper Scot Giambalvo responds to Sunday’s post: Giambalvo vs. Newhouse vs. Local Bloggers:
Mike,
To clarify:
1. Props to Josh Karns for his “Patriot Plus” blog, though I had not read it, nor your’s until today. Had I known about his piece, I would have given him appropriate credit, as I did for Karla Vierthaler.
2. Hypocritical, please. Asshole? Often. Hypocrite, not quite.
3. Dave Newhouse is neither the editor nor the “actual” owner. But when he finally reads the letter, and he will, he’ll say quietly to himself, “I’m not the owner.” So, my point was made, and hopefully he’ll acknowledge that he’s not the owner and stop pretending.
4. To floor9, Yawn. Print may be declining, but I’m not having any problems emptying street boxes.
5. Thank you for the publicity Mike… but imitation, in lieu of being creative, sucks. While blogs like yours are essential to the on-demand needs of our culture, MODE chooses it’s stories based on criteria including timeliness, reader appeal, advertising value, (yes it has impact), and creativity. Neither of the topics in our March, 2008 issue stem from another person’s work. And, and I’ll let you know when they do.
Also, Whether readers choose to “turn on their PC” or “pick up a paper” is moot, the action is proactive and demonstrates a conscious interest.
6. While you may not believe this, I would welcome writing from many of the local authors I read online. Writing for “the-love-of-the-game” is paramount, and one of the true reasons MODE exists at all. I applaud you for the extensive work you have done. I have been engaged by your site for hours, and will continue to read it from time to time.
Finally, please note that “Scot” has only one “t”, and MODE is not a magazine, it’s a newspaper. It would be appreciated, whether you blast or praise me, that you get that right.
P.S. If you know any Joomla programmers, I could use some help with my website. Thanks!
You’d think that an editor of a newspaper would know proper punctuation skills. Sadly, that doesn’t look to be the case.
Whatever happened to peace, love and … literacy. Brother needs to brush up on his spelling, punctuation and grammar.
In other news, if any magazine editor, newpaper editor or blogger out there is interested in becoming some sort of local personality, as opposed to an actual journalist, he or she should definitely keep in mind that we’re in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – not exactly what you’d call a cultural hotspot.
No one is watching, dudes. If you want to be recognized when you walk into a restaurant, for the love of god, move to New York. Or at least Philly. Then see if anyone cares how you, personally, feel about the topics you’re covering. Otherwise, just report what’s going on, and don’t confuse the popularity of the news you report with the popularity of the reporter.
Great points, Jeff-
Good to see you stopping by-
Yeah buddy. You know I’m a fan.
Let’s hang out sometime soon. But not in a hipster kind of way.
Hipster? What’s this ‘hipster’ term you speak of?
I know only my square black glasses, cynical outlook on all music and shoegazing tendencies.
I know nothing of this ‘hipster’ term you speak of.
Heh.
Damn sniffling indie kids.
Obama.