Comments on: Melinda Henneberger Takes the Blogosphere to SCHOOL! http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/ Tommy Christopher's Daily Dose Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:33:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dana Milbank vs Nico Pitney=Old Media Trying to Stuff New Media in Locker « Daily Dose http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3796 Dana Milbank vs Nico Pitney=Old Media Trying to Stuff New Media in Locker « Daily Dose Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:43:04 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3796 [...] Daily Editor-in-Chief Melinda Henneberger wrote an entire treatise on traditional media’s awesomeness, and blogging’s converse shittiness, while trying to [...] [...] Daily Editor-in-Chief Melinda Henneberger wrote an entire treatise on traditional media’s awesomeness, and blogging’s converse shittiness, while trying to [...]

]]> By: The Never-Ending Story (In A Fashion) - Goldfish And Clowns http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3103 The Never-Ending Story (In A Fashion) - Goldfish And Clowns Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:32:58 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3103 [...] this point things get fuzzy, with charges and countercharges a-flyin’.  Henneberger’s assertion is that Christopher’s dismissal had [...] [...] this point things get fuzzy, with charges and countercharges a-flyin’.  Henneberger’s assertion is that Christopher’s dismissal had [...]

]]> By: Diana http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3097 Diana Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:16:24 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3097 Just another reason why I'm disgusted about all of this. Just another reason why I’m disgusted about all of this.

]]> By: Alex Villanueva http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3095 Alex Villanueva Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:33:17 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3095 Ohhhh yeah. Gonna blog it out like Usher. (But tastefully.) Thurs and Fri? Cool. :) Ohhhh yeah. Gonna blog it out like Usher. (But tastefully.)

Thurs and Fri? Cool. :)

]]> By: PCL http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3080 PCL Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:48:40 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3080 I haven't said too much on this whole subject--at least I don't think I have. But, I am going to completely agree with Bob's comment there about "the customer is always right?" Although I give Ms. Henneberger the benefit of the doubt in the explanation she posted on PD yesterday regarding this matter (I simply have been given no concrete proof to do otherwise)--her explanation is one thing, her marketing/sales strategy is whole different ball game. As an executive who has the final word in a corporate decision, I am aware that sometimes those I put in charge of 'sales' and/or 'marketing' sometimes error in their decisions, and sometimes those erroneous and costly decisions result (due to losses of sales) in my decision to terminate that employee. Ms. Henneberger is not the topdog at AOL--and it remains to be seen how her decision to let go Tommy and the others pans out, from a marketing/sales viewpoint that is. I haven’t said too much on this whole subject–at least I don’t think I have. But, I am going to completely agree with Bob’s comment there about “the customer is always right?”

Although I give Ms. Henneberger the benefit of the doubt in the explanation she posted on PD yesterday regarding this matter (I simply have been given no concrete proof to do otherwise)–her explanation is one thing, her marketing/sales strategy is whole different ball game.

As an executive who has the final word in a corporate decision, I am aware that sometimes those I put in charge of ‘sales’ and/or ‘marketing’ sometimes error in their decisions, and sometimes those erroneous and costly decisions result (due to losses of sales) in my decision to terminate that employee. Ms. Henneberger is not the topdog at AOL–and it remains to be seen how her decision to let go Tommy and the others pans out, from a marketing/sales viewpoint that is.

]]> By: RIChris http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3079 RIChris Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:37:43 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3079 Tommy, Glad to see you made the hypocrisy connection concerning those at Politics Daily. You are witnessing the continuing takeover of the media by those with an agenda that is designed to benefit only Obama and his administration. Censorship is the order of the day. Your Playboy article denounced extemely hateful behavior towards women. Shouldn't that have been applauded? Yes, but only if the women defiled were liberals. There was an obvious omission at PD of any mention of the Muslim convert murdering the US soldier. Shouldn't this have warranted a few words of concern and sorrow? Yes, but only if it wasn't such a distraction from Obama's quest to woo the Muslim world. Just when you think the bias couldn't be more blatantly obvious, it is. Tommy,

Glad to see you made the hypocrisy connection concerning those at Politics Daily. You are witnessing the continuing takeover of the media by those with an agenda that is designed to benefit only Obama and his administration. Censorship is the order of the day.

Your Playboy article denounced extemely hateful behavior towards women. Shouldn’t that have been applauded? Yes, but only if the women defiled were liberals.

There was an obvious omission at PD of any mention of the Muslim convert murdering the US soldier. Shouldn’t this have warranted a few words of concern and sorrow? Yes, but only if it wasn’t such a distraction from Obama’s quest to woo the Muslim world.

Just when you think the bias couldn’t be more blatantly obvious, it is.

]]> By: Angie http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3078 Angie Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:05:56 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3078 Mr. Christopher, I don't agree with probably 99% of what you write, but I find your articles entertaining. I find the censorship and your firing appalling. I am sorry that this has happened to you. Mr. Christopher,

I don’t agree with probably 99% of what you write, but I find your articles entertaining. I find the censorship and your firing appalling. I am sorry that this has happened to you.

]]> By: streetwise aka Italian Tomatoes http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3076 streetwise aka Italian Tomatoes Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:02:18 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3076 Uh, Melinda, remember the old saying "the customer is always right"? Once AOL's spum you'll need to think about it. Hard. Just so you know.... Uh, Melinda, remember the old saying “the customer is always right”? Once AOL’s spum you’ll need to think about it. Hard.

Just so you know….

]]> By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Interview: Henneberger responds on AOL-Playboy controversy http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3075 Hot Air » Blog Archive » Interview: Henneberger responds on AOL-Playboy controversy Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:55:21 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3075 [...] Earlier this morning, I had an opportunity to talk with Melinda Henneberger, AOL Politics Daily’s editor, over the controversy surrounding the site’s abrupt removal of an article critical of Playboy’s widely-reviled piece on conservative women and the firing of writer Tommy Christopher immediately afterwards.  Henneberger responded this weekend by denying that Christopher got fired strictly because of the article.  She also criticized the response of the blogosphere in not attempting to get AOL’s side of the story before launching near-universal condemnation, to which Newsbusters responded in detail on both charges, as did Tommy. [...] [...] Earlier this morning, I had an opportunity to talk with Melinda Henneberger, AOL Politics Daily’s editor, over the controversy surrounding the site’s abrupt removal of an article critical of Playboy’s widely-reviled piece on conservative women and the firing of writer Tommy Christopher immediately afterwards.  Henneberger responded this weekend by denying that Christopher got fired strictly because of the article.  She also criticized the response of the blogosphere in not attempting to get AOL’s side of the story before launching near-universal condemnation, to which Newsbusters responded in detail on both charges, as did Tommy. [...]

]]> By: TFitz http://dailydose.us/2009/06/07/melinda-henneberger-takes-the-blogosphere-to-school/#comment-3068 TFitz Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:53:54 +0000 http://tommychristopher.wordpress.com/?p=1559#comment-3068 Aww, T, there was only one "test-message" in the article. Typo. Aww, T, there was only one “test-message” in the article. Typo.

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