Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Blade Reacts to "Bloodbath" Story

Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:17:38 -0500
From: Chris Crain

The article by Bob Roehr suggesting there was a "bloodbath" at Window
Media was written without any calls for comment to Window Media, William
Waybourn or any of the other individuals alleged to have been terminated.
I would caution any publication weighing whether to publish Roehr's
article to independently verify his assertions.

The article's only named source is a blog written by one of our part-time
web uploaders that included a post speculating about the events of his
workday, along with his plan to eat chicken piccata that evening. That
blog post was not based on access to the actual facts surrounding
William's departure. The blog's author has since apologized to William and
the company for the misunderstandings the posting has caused. Window Media
has released a joint statement with William that explains his departure.

I was very disappointed when Matthew Hennie, the long-time editor of
Southern Voice and, before that, the Houston Voice, let me know last month
that he was leaving us for a position outside journalism. I have enjoyed
our working relationship of almost eight years and have the utmost respect
for him. The decision to leave was entirely Matt's and was not at all
related to William's departure or any other changes at Window Media. I
wish him all success.

Laura Douglas-Brown, another long-term SoVo staffer and currently the
paper's News Editor, will be the new Editor. There have been no reductions
in the editorial staff of any Window Media publication, and there are no
plans for such a reduction. We remain committed to serving our readers
with accurate and balanced journalism.

Thanks--
Chris

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Chris Crain
Exec. V.P. of Editorial
Window Media LLC
1408 U St., NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20009
202-797-7000 ext. 250
www.window-media.com

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