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In Reply to: RE: Thoughts on Stereophile posted by John Atkinson on February 24, 2015 at 15:29:40
Unusual? That is the understatement of the year so far.
Hiring your wife to sell ads for Sphile is by NO means proof anything unethical is going on, and I will be the first to say that, but is sure shows questionable judgement.
Hardly the "chinese wall" between editorial and advertising you so boldly proclaimed exists.
If a company even cared a modicum for appearances, it is clearly "unusual".
Follow Ups:
> Hiring your wife to sell ads for Sphile is by NO means proof anything
> unethical is going on, and I will be the first to say that, but is sure
> shows questionable judgement.
Just to be accurate, I didn't "hire my wife." As explained in the essay to
which I linked, she joined the late Ken Nelson's firm, an independent rep
company. When Ken Nelson resigned the Stereophile account in 1999, Laura
was taken on as a contractor by then-publisher Jackie Augustine. There
has never been any kind of reporting relationship between us and I have
never gotten involved in any way between her and the various publishers
for whom she has worked over the years.
Note, BTW, that my wife isn't in charge of advertising at Stereophile, as
others have claimed in this thread. She is one of 3 ad reps who report to
the division's general manager, Keith Pray, who also sells ads. The 4 of
them handle ad sales for Sound&Vision, InnerFidelity.com,
AudioStream.com, and AnalogPlanet.com, in addition to Stereophile.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
Ok. Thank you for taking the time to clarify. It should be noted she is not the general manager of advertising, and if that was suggested, you are right to correct it. But she DOES sell ads.
"Laura was taken on as a contractor by then-publisher Jackie Augustine."
The ship has sailed, but was this the best decision? She could not have sold ads for another publication? Rhetorical question, too much time has passed.
An agreement that knows its station--to be commended
Des
It doesn't get much better than this!
JM
Quaint indeed...thanks for the vid..one of my very favorite singers.
Time really fucks us up though as it certainly waits for no one.
I always get a bit disconsolate looking at pictures or videos with a "before and after" skew in my mind's eye.
Well still a good thing that older artists are still alive and performing, excepting geezer rock I guess.
Sorry.
jm
He won a national competition, singing "An Silvia."
And was studying Orchestration when his first royalty check arrived for Peter Paul & Mary's cover of "Early Morning Rain."
At his worst he could be a whiny male banging his spoon on the high-chair tray of love (no, I have not been drinking), but at his best, he wrote songs that have and I think will stand the test of time.
JM
Early Morming Rain is one of his most beloved and covered songs...I am partial to Ian And Syvlia's beautiful version...it was also a regular part of Elvis Presley's set for most of the 70's.
Then it here is a Dylan version, and covers by Judy Collins, and just last year Neil Young.
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