Comments on: Pelican Press Stan “the Man” Zimmerman Ousted by Observer Group

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:51:18 +0000

I’m sad to say Daniel but your comment above is wrong. The decision to sell had nothing to do with who you perceive to be an entity known as the ‘Pelican Press’. The paper has been owned by out of state interests for many years. The decision to sell was a corporate one, based I believe purely on money, (What else!)

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:38:24 +0000

MC, maybe you should tell your readers why they should see ‘Citizen Kane’. Did anyone mention Rupert Murdoch?

By: MC

MC — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:49:12 +0000

Tom, Matt Walsh is the owner/publisher/editor of the Sarasota Observer newspaper, the Longboat Key Observer, and the East County Observer — also owns a similar publication over on the east coast of Florida. He is a Sarasotan — not sure if he’s a native, but certainly has been in the community for a long time.

By: Tom Reed

Tom Reed — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:14:34 +0000

Who is Matt Walsh and “the Observer Group”? Who is funding them? Are we allowed to know?

By: William Mansell

William Mansell — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:58:10 +0000

Thank you for the kind words about Sarasota Patch. While we are never happy to hear that people have lost their job, Sarasota Patch is thrilled to have Stan contribute more.

Stan has been writing one or two stories a week for Sarasota Patch since December and that number has already increased considerably.

Please check out the site and let us know what you think.

William Mansell
Editor, Sarasota.Patch.com
email: William.Mansell@patch.com

By: hawkeye2you

hawkeye2you — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:27:13 +0000

MC, certainly hope so…. (I’d love to see Rachel begin her own newspaper…where she’ll have full reign, no advertisers….perhaps something like the “Main Street Beat…” Either way, I sincerely wish Rachel the best..

By: MC

MC — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:41:54 +0000

I appreciate your feelings, Hawkeye2you, but I will say that I’ve known Rachel since my days at the Pelican Press as the Reality Chick columnist and she’s never been someone who’s pulled by strings. She may have to work with puppeteers from time to time, but she holds her own. I imagine she’ll continue to do so to the best of her ability while keeping her job if she wishes.

By: hawkeye2you

hawkeye2you — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:25:21 +0000

Harriet, regretably, Rachel will be Matt Walsh’s puppet and do exactly what he says. While I refuse to even put “another” politicaly slanted paper in my hands, I’ve heard, the PP is merely a mirror of the Observer – (same writers…ect…)Take a look at the Observer’s Nightlife/Ent. section, looks like a large advertisement for a plastic surgeon… I’ve never seen so much Botox/Silicone in my life, than in the Observer…almost as plastic as the paper..
And Harriet, give Matt Walsh and his group time, and you’ll see “why” his group purchased the PP in the first place, and what his agenda truly is…

By: Harriet

Harriet — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:55:53 +0000

MC,
OMG, unbelievable and tragic. Another excellent, well-respected writer forced to leave our beloved Pelican Press. I was amazed to read Stan Zimmerman’s background, but not totally surprised because back in the day, the PP always had top-notch writers, and you are my favorite.
Let’s hope Rachel keeps her job and still maintains some decision-making.
Cheers,
H

By: hawkeye2you

hawkeye2you — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:30:51 +0000

My personal boycot of the Pelican Press begins today – (have always boycotted the Observer), and will do everything I can to spread the word.

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