Comments on: The Fate of The Florida-Times Union and 5 Ways It Can Revive Itself http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/ A blog about Downtown Jacksonville, Springfield and other urban neighborhoods Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Joey Marchy http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-194272 Joey Marchy Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:28:22 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-194272 Why comments are turned off at <a href="http://Jacksonville.com" rel="nofollow">Jacksonville.com</a> » <a href="http://bit.ly/a3lZ5H" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/a3lZ5H</a> PJ, They are preparing to launch a new site and had to disable comments. Why comments are turned off at Jacksonville.com » http://bit.ly/a3lZ5H PJ, They are preparing to launch a new site and had to disable comments.

]]> By: PJparker http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-194273 PJparker Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:18:37 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-194273 "User Comments<br>Gun-toting monkey shooting<br>Submitted by Who Cares on Sat. 3/20/2010 at 11:40 pm<br><br>Gun-toting monkey shooting police officers? Someone wants to die tonight. Go get 'em JSO!<br># you can't post comments<br># Flag as offensive" “User Comments
Gun-toting monkey shooting
Submitted by Who Cares on Sat. 3/20/2010 at 11:40 pm

Gun-toting monkey shooting police officers? Someone wants to die tonight. Go get 'em JSO!
# you can't post comments
# Flag as offensive”

]]> By: PJparker http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-194271 PJparker Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:11:44 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-194271 Local people want to comment on national news. Yes, people can get national news from other sources, but Jacksonville wants to discuss how it impacts our citizens. <br>When reader comments offer a different perspective than the newspaper's perspective, the story is buried or disappears. Racist comments and hate are allowed to remain on the site for days. The story about the KKK meeting in South Georgia stayed on the site for two weeks, but no real coverage of Obama's visit to Savannah. The same with the recent article about Corrine Brown. Today the comments section is closed and a banner appears that says "click here to find out why," but the link leads no where. Some comments today have been posted, but no further comments are being accepted, and the the reply button reads "you can't post comments." Local people want to comment on national news. Yes, people can get national news from other sources, but Jacksonville wants to discuss how it impacts our citizens.
When reader comments offer a different perspective than the newspaper's perspective, the story is buried or disappears. Racist comments and hate are allowed to remain on the site for days. The story about the KKK meeting in South Georgia stayed on the site for two weeks, but no real coverage of Obama's visit to Savannah. The same with the recent article about Corrine Brown. Today the comments section is closed and a banner appears that says “click here to find out why,” but the link leads no where. Some comments today have been posted, but no further comments are being accepted, and the the reply button reads “you can't post comments.”

]]> By: PJparker http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-194270 PJparker Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:47:30 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-194270 Well said Adam W. The Jacksonville news media has become nothing more than a gossip rag. There is no real information. <a href="http://Jacksonville.com" rel="nofollow">Jacksonville.com</a> continually suppresses news and comments, shaping the "news" into local gossip, bias and bigotry. The readers have become more sophisticated and are turning away from local news sources. Well said Adam W. The Jacksonville news media has become nothing more than a gossip rag. There is no real information. Jacksonville.com continually suppresses news and comments, shaping the “news” into local gossip, bias and bigotry. The readers have become more sophisticated and are turning away from local news sources.

]]> By: Joey Marchy http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-193391 Joey Marchy Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:28:22 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-193391 Why comments are turned off at <a href="http://Jacksonville.com" rel="nofollow">Jacksonville.com</a> » <a href="http://bit.ly/a3lZ5H" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/a3lZ5H</a> PJ, They are preparing to launch a new site and had to disable comments. Why comments are turned off at Jacksonville.com » http://bit.ly/a3lZ5H PJ, They are preparing to launch a new site and had to disable comments.

]]> By: PJparker http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-193390 PJparker Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:18:37 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-193390 "User Comments<br>Gun-toting monkey shooting<br>Submitted by Who Cares on Sat. 3/20/2010 at 11:40 pm<br><br>Gun-toting monkey shooting police officers? Someone wants to die tonight. Go get 'em JSO!<br># you can't post comments<br># Flag as offensive" “User Comments
Gun-toting monkey shooting
Submitted by Who Cares on Sat. 3/20/2010 at 11:40 pm

Gun-toting monkey shooting police officers? Someone wants to die tonight. Go get 'em JSO!
# you can't post comments
# Flag as offensive”

]]> By: PJparker http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-193389 PJparker Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:11:44 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-193389 Local people want to comment on national news. Yes, people can get national news from other sources, but Jacksonville wants to discuss how it impacts our citizens. <br>When reader comments offer a different perspective than the newspaper's perspective, the story is buried or disappears. Racist comments and hate are allowed to remain on the site for days. The story about the KKK meeting in South Georgia stayed on the site for two weeks, but no real coverage of Obama's visit to Savannah. The same with the recent article about Corrine Brown. Today the comments section is closed and a banner appears that says "click here to find out why," but the link leads no where. Some comments today have been posted, but no further comments are being accepted, and the the reply button reads "you can't post comments." Local people want to comment on national news. Yes, people can get national news from other sources, but Jacksonville wants to discuss how it impacts our citizens.
When reader comments offer a different perspective than the newspaper's perspective, the story is buried or disappears. Racist comments and hate are allowed to remain on the site for days. The story about the KKK meeting in South Georgia stayed on the site for two weeks, but no real coverage of Obama's visit to Savannah. The same with the recent article about Corrine Brown. Today the comments section is closed and a banner appears that says “click here to find out why,” but the link leads no where. Some comments today have been posted, but no further comments are being accepted, and the the reply button reads “you can't post comments.”

]]> By: PJparker http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-193388 PJparker Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:30 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-193388 Well said Adam W. The Jacksonville news media has become nothing more than a gossip rag. There is no real information. <a href="http://Jacksonville.com" rel="nofollow">Jacksonville.com</a> continually suppresses news and comments, shaping the "news" into local gossip, bias and bigotry. The readers have become more sophisticated and are turning away from local news sources. Well said Adam W. The Jacksonville news media has become nothing more than a gossip rag. There is no real information. Jacksonville.com continually suppresses news and comments, shaping the “news” into local gossip, bias and bigotry. The readers have become more sophisticated and are turning away from local news sources.

]]> By: Byron King http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-188559 Byron King Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:36:56 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-188559 No one will ever get paid to cover art in this city folks. I hate to break it to you guys. I did extensive research on the art scene - rise and fall of it through the decades in a podcast series here: http://www.globatron.org/category/jaxarthistory and it seems it continually fails. I covered fifty or so shows, and did fifty or so local artists interviews and all I got was mostly negativity from the local scene. Then finally a final blow to my passion for this city was struck as two local contributors snuck in and deleted two years of their content and still to this day have yet to email me or contact me. These were close friends of mine I had thought. Celebrated birthdays together, etc. This city wants culture but it is too tribal to grow culturally. As soon as someone attempts to do something positive they get badmouthed and stabbed in the back unless of course you've created your own tribe. Then your own tribe will support you. I think of this as a tribe. I'm glad you guys have each other. I've had it with Jacksonville. To tell you the truth I feel for you guys because this city will never improve. We'll all be fifty years old before it's anywhere close to what you guys are wanting it to be. There are smaller cities in poorer states that have much more culture, etc. I mean we can stick around till we're fifty and then say finally they got it together, if it ever happens. I tried for two years to help improve this art scene by documenting it and being at every show I could be at, and got nothing but heartache in return from the local art scene. I wish you all well. I'm sure someone will say something hurtful in response to this but I'm used to it by now. Good luck Jacksonville.com. I really hope things go well for the paper as it would be a shame for all those employees to lose their jobs in this economy. Great attempt Joey in outlining ways to improve the paper and help it stay afloat. Your passion for Jacksonville is inspiring and I wonder where all your energy comes from. Also, Globatron has nothing to do with Jacksonville anymore. I'm sure a lot of you would be happy to know that. There's a Dear John Letter I wrote below. Congratulations to everyone who talked enough shit about me to abandon my efforts. You should all give each other a high five. http://www.globatron.org/globatron/dear-john-letter-to-jacksonville Keep it up Joey. Byron No one will ever get paid to cover art in this city folks. I hate to break it to you guys. I did extensive research on the art scene – rise and fall of it through the decades in a podcast series here: http://www.globatron.org/category/jaxarthistory and it seems it continually fails. I covered fifty or so shows, and did fifty or so local artists interviews and all I got was mostly negativity from the local scene. Then finally a final blow to my passion for this city was struck as two local contributors snuck in and deleted two years of their content and still to this day have yet to email me or contact me. These were close friends of mine I had thought. Celebrated birthdays together, etc.

This city wants culture but it is too tribal to grow culturally. As soon as someone attempts to do something positive they get badmouthed and stabbed in the back unless of course you’ve created your own tribe. Then your own tribe will support you. I think of this as a tribe. I’m glad you guys have each other.

I’ve had it with Jacksonville. To tell you the truth I feel for you guys because this city will never improve. We’ll all be fifty years old before it’s anywhere close to what you guys are wanting it to be. There are smaller cities in poorer states that have much more culture, etc. I mean we can stick around till we’re fifty and then say finally they got it together, if it ever happens.

I tried for two years to help improve this art scene by documenting it and being at every show I could be at, and got nothing but heartache in return from the local art scene. I wish you all well. I’m sure someone will say something hurtful in response to this but I’m used to it by now.

Good luck Jacksonville.com. I really hope things go well for the paper as it would be a shame for all those employees to lose their jobs in this economy.

Great attempt Joey in outlining ways to improve the paper and help it stay afloat. Your passion for Jacksonville is inspiring and I wonder where all your energy comes from.

Also, Globatron has nothing to do with Jacksonville anymore. I’m sure a lot of you would be happy to know that. There’s a Dear John Letter I wrote below. Congratulations to everyone who talked enough shit about me to abandon my efforts. You should all give each other a high five.

http://www.globatron.org/globatron/dear-john-letter-to-jacksonville

Keep it up Joey.

Byron

]]> By: vontinypaige http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/06/09/the-fate-of-the-florida-times-union-and-5-ways-it-can-revive-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-188542 vontinypaige Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:21:34 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/?p=2447#comment-188542 Start with JTA board members who meet every month or so. Alphabetically by first names. Probably not as much work as you would think. Put me down for an issue or rss feed. You've doubled in one day. Start with JTA board members who meet every month or so. Alphabetically by first names. Probably not as much work as you would think. Put me down for an issue or rss feed. You’ve doubled in one day.

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