Comments on: Tbt* misfires

By: Wade Tatangelo

Wade Tatangelo — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:34:27 +0000

dration:

I make these decisions with my editors. They’re not made lightly.

For instance, four/five years ago I was a freelance music writer for the St. Petersburg Times. My editor David Warner noted this in an introductory piece when I started at Creative Loafing in February. Should have this been disclosed again when I wrote about the Times-owned tbt*? We didn’t think it was necessary.

Your thoughts?

By: dration

dration — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:50:16 +0000

Wade (Mr. Tatangelo),

I’ve always noticed (and appreciated) how Wayne Garcia seems to consistently make note (sometimes even repeated note if it’s something he’s written about before) in his columns about his past associations/friendships/relationships or employment whenever he’s writing about something where even the possibility of “conflict of interest” might rear it’s head. I admire his honesty. Whether or not Mr. Jones still works for Creative Loafing might not relate to this story in your view, but from my perspective, including that fact (regardless of it’s having been in a past issue) would have been appropriate. You say not. Okie-Dokie. You’re the journalist, not me.

By: Wade Tatangelo

Wade Tatangelo — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:29:58 +0000

Dration:

We disclosed that Durium worked here in my Umbrella Corporation cover story. This article was about tbt* and Black Reign, not the network to which he belongs. Plus, by the time I wrote this piece Durium was no longer employed here.

Here’s the link:

http://tampa.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A301584

By: jeewiz

jeewiz — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:15:08 +0000

It’s a damn shame that it even made it on the cover. Who care’s about this no talent rapping ass dude. Dude does shows beside a golden coral? He’s making big moves on the fried chicken.

By: dration

dration — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:50:42 +0000

I couldn’t help but notice that you somehow “forgot” to mention in this commentary that Black Reign is a member of the Umbrella Corporation, as is Durium “Deacon” Jones, who (by pure coincidence?) is (or at least was, at one point in time) employed by Creative Loafing as a Marketing Director. So much for full disclosure.

By: Frank Bell

Frank Bell — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:43:53 +0000

They don’t write their own stuff at TBT. All of the stories are picked up the day before on FARK.COM and their ‘writers’ just sift through the fark comments and reprint them ….the entire paper is plagiarized.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:30:49 +0000

Eric D. thinks you’re a little off base.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2007/11/deconstructing-.html

By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:56:51 +0000

great job, Wade!!!!! the tbt’s portrayal of Mr. Reign was aweful. the tbt does call itself a tabloid and says that they use sensationalized headlines to move papers. i’ve heard this come right out of the mouth the their top dog… in person… while at his house. really. as far as the comment from ‘dreaming’: “the corporate-controlled creative loafing “… WTF? maybe they should stop by our corporate headquarters on a friday around 4pm…

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:36:50 +0000

Props for the straight dope Tatangelo. Right on.

By: dreaming

dreaming — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:50:58 +0000

sheesh…this manufactured dust-up about an edgy headline is pretty funny to anyone old enough to remember when the local weekly tabloids saw it as their mission to push the envelope.

now, we have the corporate-controlled creative loafing huffing and puffing about an over-the-top editorial decision in the nowadays more independent big city daily.

have i fallen down a rabbit hole?