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Archive: September, 2011
Brian Howard, former Editor-in-Chief of the City Paper and my former boss and editor, is leaving GRID magazine, as part of a larger change at Red Flag Media, which owns GRID and Cowbell, both of which Brian was editing.
GRID hired Brian last Winter, as I understood it, to bring a little more (and much-needed) journalistic oomph to the magazine. They're sure to lose some of that oomph with his leaving: Brian is a top-notch editor and a top-notch guy.
Yesterday, he wrote the following letter (forwarded to CP by a little birdie) to his colleagues at the magazine:
Hey GRID folks,
As most of you know, my duties here at Red Flag Media have not been limited to editing GRID, and have also included overseeing a music magazine called Cowbell.
In the last two weeks, there’s been a fairly major tectonic shift happening at Cowbell. As was reported on phawker.com, the Cowbell masthead is being retired and Red Flag will reviveMagnet, a revered, Philadelphia-based print publication that had in recent years—due to unforeseen circumstances not related to the viability of the magazine—existed as a web property.
These things are tricky, and as it works out, Magnet comes with an editor/publisher. Which means that like the Cowbell name, my time here is also winding down. I’m assured that this is not a reflection on the quality of the work we’ve done together over these eight issues, but the residue of a necessary decision made elsewhere in the company.
I’ve truly enjoyed working with all of you, and assume our paths will cross somewhere in this city in the future—most likely in the bike lanes or at the P.O.P.E.Please direct all future editorial inquiries to Alex Mulcahy
The protesters are coming! And so is an industry conference! Reading Terminal Market is going to be busy!
Iris Marie Bloom, a protest organizer with the group Protecting Our Waters, says they are expecting a big turnout next week to oppose drilling in the Marcellus Shale--and, she suspects, potential (unsanctioned) acts of civil disobedience. And they have some public support: a recent poll found that while slightly more Pennsylvanians support natural gas drilling than oppose it, most want the industry taxed and oppose fracking in state forests.
Fear not: members of the natural gas industry are ready for action. Today, they sent participants an email outlining security precautions for Shale Gas Insight™.
First, there are instructions on how to deal with troublemaking environmentalists involved in the September 7 Shale Gas Outrage protest:
• It is best not to engage in dialogue with protestors.
• If you are presenting and a conference attendee interrupts your comments, a session monitor will approach the individual and ask for the disruption to cease. If he/she does not comply, security will be summoned. It is best for presenters to step back from the microphone during the disruption and security response.
• If a person close to you becomes disruptive during a presentation, do not personally intervene. If security is not in the immediate vicinity they will be close by -- find a security member and request their assistance.
• Cooperate with all direction and requests made by conference security personnel and/or the Philadelphia Police Department.
• The police will be monitoring all protest activity.
They also provide smart tips for the rural oil and gas barons who are venturing off their landed estates into the big city, including how to walk on sidewalks and use cellular telephones:
• Remember to remove badges when leaving the convention area.
• Walk "smart" by researching the best way to get to your desired destination.
• Keep a charged cell phone with you at all times. When using a phone, stay focused on your surroundings.
• Pickpockets usually work in groups. Keep your handbag secure at all times and avoid placing it on the ground. Put a rubber band around your wallet and keep it in your front pants pocket.
Pickpockets--now that’s a quaint idea. Philadelphia criminals tend to be somewhat more direct when they decide to separate you from your property. That’s probably why the “Public Transit” section of the security briefing conspicuously fails to mention the subway. Better not go down there: it’s probably where all the pickpockets and protesters hang out.
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