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Cover Takes Cover

It took the Atlanta Journal Constitution (as well as its online counterpart, ajc.com) two days longer than it took Creative Loafing to publish the following story. Today's edition of the AJC tells us of Steve Cover's resignation -- which happened two days ago -- while glossing over the "real" story in the line I have bolded below. Conversely, Creative Loafing didn't shy away from admitting that "Cover’s department has been at the center of an unlikely controversy... ".

Anyone wonder why the AJC's subscription rates are down?

Here's today's AJC article:

"Atlanta Planning and Community Development Commissioner Steve Cover is leaving to work at a leading planning and design firm in the city.

Cover will join the HOK Planning Group, where he will be a vice president and senior member of its global planning, urban design and landscape architecture practice.

Cover, whose current annual salary is about $151,000, joined the city in January 2006. He led the ongoing effort to create a long-term transportation for the city and reducing the time it takes to get permits. Department officials have said it needs to improve how they respond to code enforcement complaints."... more

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J.B.Vick said…
so what is the reason he left? and what does that have to do with AJC circulation being down?
October 1, 2008 at 10:40 PM
DJ Anthony said…
You mean the "real" reason he left? That's what I was hoping the AJC would explore a bit more.

Regarding what this has to do with the AJC circulation being down: nothing, of course. I am just frustrated that alternative rags like Creative Loafing seem to do a better job at getting us the news on a timely basis than our own city newspaper. And then when the city newspaper does print the story, it glosses over why Cover's resignation raised so many eyebrows.

Perhaps I was being too harsh to the AJC in particular. My criticism extends to all traditional media forms: if they can't provide up-to-the-minute reporting, then at least report something we haven't seen already.

Thanks for your comment.
October 2, 2008 at 6:55 PM
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