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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: anyone know anything more |
| Date | Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:13:51 -0500 |
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Ummm ... hi, newspaper reporter here.
We write stories because they're newsworthy. That is, someone has a new
release, which makes them news.
Or they're performing in the area, which makes them news.
The implication that there is a quid pro quo -- or an expectation of one --
among in the mainstream press is, frankly, offensive.
The entertainment press might function differently. But it is not,
categorically, how we function.
Thanks.
John Micek.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Harris" <NonStopPop@cox.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: anyone know anything more
>> Anyone who has ever thought the magazine/newspaper business does NOT work
>> like this is naive.
>> They review our CDs. We advertise in their magazine. We sell product.
>> It's
>> a pretty cut-and-dry equation.
>
> Yeah, but that doesn't make it any less depressing to see it actually
> spelled out in front of you. Sigh.
>
> But, y'know, with that having been said, it's hard for me to really argue
> with Joe's statement, given that I'm guilty of a similar sin: I stopped
> writing for Amplifier because, to put it politely, it wasn't financially
> lucrative. I love the magazine, I think it looks great, and my experiences
> with it have been unmarred across the board, but, y'know, I barely have
> time
> to write all the stuff that I'm getting PAID to write. That's why I
> dropped
> off the PopMatters roster as well. (Well, that and the fact that, with
> each
> passing day, I feel like PopMatters is in a contest with Pitchfork to see
> who can disappear the farthest up their respective arses.)
>
> And besides, I'm with Kevin: Joe's love of music is undeniable, and
> despite
> that E-mail, I can't imagine he wouldn't run a review of an album he
> loved,
> whether the label advertised with Amplifier or not. Now, of course,
> whether
> he would extend that opportunity to other writers, I couldn't say...
>
> Best,
>
> WILL
>
>
>
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