Wednesday, April 2, 2008

The post-Maziarz Tribune & Georgian.

I've been doing course work all day, so I just got around to reading my hard-copy of today's T&G (Toady and Grovel?) a few minutes ago. Apparently, to atone for the past editorial decisions of Jonathan Maziarz, an entire quarter page in the upper left-hand corner of page 3A is now reserved for the exclusive use of Der Willie's Minister of Propaganda, Simper Fido Terrell. This week, we are regaled with tales of heroic at sea rescues performed by the vaunted CCSO Marine Patrol and Anti-Terrorism Squadron. To dispell any doubt that this is a free political ad, just read the last two paragraphs where Simper Fido quotes BTW. It's enough to make you puke. Note that, once again, there is no attribution to a T&G employee for either the photo or the text. Obviously, both were provided by Simper Fido. Alan just saluted smartly and published the weekly propaganda installment as ordered. Then, in the letters-to-the-editor section, we see that if you are attacking Jack Kingston, you do not need to worry abou the 500 word limit. Then, of course, there is the required editorial, flacking the centrality of "downtown" St. Marys to all aspects of life as we know it here in Camden. I suspect that there is a ripe market here for a second newspaper with an owner/publisher/editor with large, Titanium balls.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ashley Smith is no longer with the Tribune & Georgian, either.

Jay Moreno said...

Refresh my memory: was she a reporter?

What "sins" against the good ol' boy mafia did she commit?

Anonymous said...

Reporter/Assistant Editor. She left around the same time as Johnathan.

Jay Moreno said...

Thanks.

The assistant editor part is probably where she ran afoul of Big Thug Willie and / or the Downtown Merchants.

Anonymous said...

Jay,
Ashley quit to persue a career in the medical field. Her father is a doctor in Augusta. Jonathan was fired not for the Mr Hand letter, but because his left editorial slant didnt agree with Alan. Notice the left-leaning lawyer column is now absent.

Cinéma-vérité

Jay Moreno said...

Now that you mention it, I seem to remmener her writng a swan song column tohat effect.

I always figured Jonathan would mature into a conservative. In the meantime, his wacky ideas were mildly interesting, like having our own Liberal zoo specimen. Hardly bothersome enough to get him fired.