Comments on: Washington Blade, SOVO Shut Down http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/16/16723 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: oakland753 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/16/16723/comment-page-1#comment-54736 oakland753 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:59:40 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16723#comment-54736 According to an article in the Miami Herald by blogger Steve Rothaus, the owners of Mark's List will be starting a new magazine to replace South Florida's 411 which the Blade owners also published. In addition, this group will start a new newspaper at least to replace the South Florida Blade. The current employees of the Blade and 411 have already been offered jobs with the new company. So all may not be lost. Change is always difficult, but the world as we know it has not ended boys! Keep your chins up! According to an article in the Miami Herald by blogger Steve Rothaus, the owners of Mark’s List will be starting a new magazine to replace South Florida’s 411 which the Blade owners also published. In addition, this group will start a new newspaper at least to replace the South Florida Blade. The current employees of the Blade and 411 have already been offered jobs with the new company. So all may not be lost. Change is always difficult, but the world as we know it has not ended boys! Keep your chins up!

]]> By: Burr http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/16/16723/comment-page-1#comment-54688 Burr Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:37:22 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16723#comment-54688 I really hope they can find some way to regroup. It's just not a good time for any newspaper, let alone those with a niche audience. I really hope they can find some way to regroup. It’s just not a good time for any newspaper, let alone those with a niche audience.

]]> By: gar http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/16/16723/comment-page-1#comment-54687 gar Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:32:42 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16723#comment-54687 This is really troubling news. It's not at all good for the community to lose such long-lived institutions like the Blade. This is really troubling news. It’s not at all good for the community to lose such long-lived institutions like the Blade.

]]> By: Jim Burroway http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/16/16723/comment-page-1#comment-54682 Jim Burroway Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:56:45 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16723#comment-54682 I suspected as much. When I posted this, the Blade's web site was still down, and when I tried to google around to find his last name, that's what came up, believe it or not. Anyway, I'm glad to have it corrected. I suspected as much. When I posted this, the Blade’s web site was still down, and when I tried to google around to find his last name, that’s what came up, believe it or not. Anyway, I’m glad to have it corrected.

]]> By: Adam http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/16/16723/comment-page-1#comment-54678 Adam Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:57:51 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16723#comment-54678 Here's a link to an interview with Lou about his career in LGBT journalism from a couple weeks ago on NPR's "Tell Me More" http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114237517 Here’s a link to an interview with Lou about his career in LGBT journalism from a couple weeks ago on NPR’s “Tell Me More”

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114237517

]]> By: Adam http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/16/16723/comment-page-1#comment-54677 Adam Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:54:45 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16723#comment-54677 I think it's Lou Chibarro, not Ciabatta. I'm sad to see them go; they had top notch reporters, and were a much needed resource for serious LGBT news. I think it’s Lou Chibarro, not Ciabatta. I’m sad to see them go; they had top notch reporters, and were a much needed resource for serious LGBT news.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/16/16723/comment-page-1#comment-54671 Timothy Kincaid Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:25:41 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=16723#comment-54671 This is very distressing. The Blade and Voice papers are unlike many of the other gay new rags in that they were quite often original sources of news. They broke stories and provided sources and behind the scenes info that no one, NO ONE, else was able to do. They will be very much missed by me. I cannot imagine how their shoes could be filled. We have lost a very valuable asset in our quest for civil rights. This is very distressing.

The Blade and Voice papers are unlike many of the other gay new rags in that they were quite often original sources of news. They broke stories and provided sources and behind the scenes info that no one, NO ONE, else was able to do.

They will be very much missed by me. I cannot imagine how their shoes could be filled. We have lost a very valuable asset in our quest for civil rights.

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