Tuesday, February 5, 2008
News / News Bites So, in the meantime . . . just puppies?
Posted by Michael Miner on Tue, Feb 5, 2008 at 1:54 PM
From Orlando, a great moment in press baronry captured forever. Here's video of Sam Zell, new boss of the Tribune Company, addressing the staff of the Orlando Sentinel on January 31. Photographer Sara Fajardo wonders where the paper's going and expresses her disdain for coverage of "puppy dogs." Zell defends stories about puppy dogs, tells her the paper needs to make enough money to afford stories about "puppies in Iraq" (or possibly just "puppies and Iraq" -- you be the judge of that) and as the staff laughs and applauds, steps back and says "Fuck you."
Why? You can't tell from the tape. But Tribune Company spokesman Gary Weitman told the Tribune's Phil Rosenthal that "whether she intended it or not, Sam's perception was that she was being disrespectful in both the tone she was using with him and the fact she was shaking her head as he was answering the question and, ultimately, before he finished the answer, turned her back on him and walked away." Weitman said Zell has tried to reach Fajardo to apologize.
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lol @ the fuck you. He's smart, but SO belligerent. I would be irritated, too.
I'm sure every business owner alive has wanted to say "fuck you" to an employee on occasion. But you don't. Especially not in public. Because you have all the power, and "fuck you" is for people who don't have any.
Damn, I wish I'd said that last sentence.
Sam Zell said that he wanted both the Iraq War and puppies. Which cuts down on time and space for the Iraq War. How does the war feed into his empire? Is that what this is all about?
Sometimes, 'Fuck You' is the only thing to say.....
Who cares if she shook her head or turned her back on him?! Zell still said it (and he must have noticed that there was a camera in the room). What a loose canon! www.getfreshcut.com
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