The Vladster Salsipuedes
We've had a little fun at his expense but to his credit I'd hate to be a new reporter in the current News-Press environment. Vlad Kogan talks about why he left the News-Press in today's post by Craig Smith.
posted by Sara De la Guerra | 11/09/2006 10:53:00 AM
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before Kogan becomes canonized and romanticized, can we all just remember he CHOSE to come into this job as one of the Steepleton/Armstrong golden boys in the wake [bodies still warm on July 17, remember] of several journalists of stature departing. One of his first stories, about the Victoria Theater forum on Journalism Ethics, was a one-sided hack job in which he didn't even attempt to cover the forum with any depth or perspective.
Sorry, he's no victim.
This may seem a minor point but it annoys me. Craig Smith keeps referring to Kogan as one of the 'cub reporters.' That term exists only in the old 'Superman' TV serial (which included 'cub reporter' Jimmy Olson). I've been working for daily newspapers for 20 years, and am familiar with a LOT of newsrooms -- that term doesn't exist. (Perhaps in Chicago for the reporter covering the Cubs, but I digress.)
For some (not Smith necessarily) the term was a handy way to add to the derision of Vlad.
Glad to see him go!
Wow - thanks to Craig Smith for setting more of the record straight on Vlad. I'll be interested to read more on why he left and what is really going on in the newsroom. dd
At least Vlady received a book of food reviews from our heavy hitter publisher, Neville von Porkburger. Signed?
If The Nipper runs out of those, and wants to project a bit of actual intellectual heft, perhaps he can start giving away the much more weighty tome that Jerry Roberts wrote about our sitting U.S. Senator and published via a major publishing house.
Craig Smith has become Santa Barbara's premier daily investigative columnist. Can't wait until tomorrow's installment.
He needed guidance and seasoning and never got either -- true. But he needed to grow up. He was quite smugly content being the lapdog for what passed as upper management and he had no problems submitting one-sided pieces for publication. (See first posting.) It's fine to have an opinion, but not in your stories. He really should've started at a weekly, where he would've learned more about the business as a whole. Vlad was a hack -- willing pawn, maybe, but no victim.
I'll say this for young Vlad, at least he bothered to show up. Unlike Nick, he put in the time and got it right about last week's citizen's appeal to the Planning Commission of the Century 21 atrocity. The way Nick reports on it this week, it was just a chucklefest led by Bill Mahan. It wasn't. Vlad got it right because he flip-flopped his way over to City Hall and witnessed the hearing in person. Who knows where Nick got his perspective, but he wasn't there--and his report was a lot less news and a lot more er, something else.
looks like Vlad has one fan... emily
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What's the point of that?
We we dicussing our joy of running Vlad out of town.
Wow -- that was really effective splog -- it's outta here.
give the poor kid a break. can any of you remember how it felt to get your first real job out of college? compromises are made. at the very least he walked away. let him go, bullies.
... comment?... hmmmm..... Vlad's paid his dues. Maybe he'll post here or write a small memoir to help finance his next venture. The N-P used "Dr" Laura, when did that (quotes) start? Nov 9, 2006 - Economics classes learn to give back / Nov 5, 2006 -Economics classes learn to give back, N-P lists same title for 2 columns, what's with that? "The Santa Barbara News-Press runs one of the most Web- and reader-hostile websites in the whole country." Doc Searles. How true.
Millstone is doubtless working on Kogan's Cease and Desist letter right now. Aspiring journos take note: no job is worth a lawsuit, no job is worth your soul, no amount of money can buy a clear conscience. JUST SAY NO TO WENDY.
Can Wendy Cease and Desist "fiction" by a ghost writer?
no job is worth your soul
JUST SAY NO TO OVERDRAMATIC DRIBBLE
Wonder if the N-P will be reporting on this:
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL - SATURDAY
Santa Barbara, join us for a candlelight vigil at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, outside the annual News-Press "Lifetime Achievement Awards" at the Biltmore.
We will protest the illegal Oct. 27 firing of veteran reporter Melinda Burns, a leader of our recent unionization effort, which brought a landslide 33-6 victory. And we will protest the ceaseless attacks on our profession by the McCaw regime.
Our victory is one Wendy McCaw still refuses to accept. Santa Barbara, please continue to support us as we move toward a contract that restores integrity to the News-Press.
SIGN THE PETITION TO REINSTATE MELINDA BURNS
http://www.savethenewspress.com/
What is the poor girl thinking? Why would she want to go back there if what she says is true? Maybe she should call Dr. Phil for help.
It's called "Doing Something for the Principal of the Thing." Folks like Anon 10:19 don't get that - rich tyrants meddling needlessly with people's lives is not dribble.
anon 10:19 & worker bee: um, I think you mean "drivel," not "dribble." Unless you've gotten the N-P game confused with basketball...or drool. ;-)
why we need editors: in this case, it's Principle, not principal, and it's drivel, not dribble.
Seems like getting fired is a get out of Hell free card. Why would you want to go back?
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