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DECEMBER 2017
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ALMOST A YEAR OF TRUMP AND WE’RE mostly STILL ok! NO stock market crash NO nuclear war NO mass deportations NO civil war
yet... SO LET’S PARTY WHILE WE STILL CAN! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE STAR-REVUE!!!!!
LOCAL BROADCASTER ENTANGLED IN HARASSMENT STORY
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by George Fiala
ohn Hockenberry, acclaimed award winning journalist, war correspondent and host of WNYC radio’s Takeaway until earlier this year, is one of a growing number of celebrities who have found their careers ended due to unacceptable behavior.
MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER
Some of you may remember an online publication called DNAinfo. It was shut down last month by its owner, a hedge fund millionaire who had many millions of dollars to invest in community journalism in this city. This owner had many hundreds of dollars to invest in a local community newspaper in South Brooklyn at around the same time that dnaInfo began. We are not going anywhere, in case anyone was wondering. In his letter to his readers, the owner stated that DNAinfo was a business, and a business is supposed to make money, and they didn’t, so he closed it, quite abruptly, actually. It was my opinion that a publisher who took his business seriously, and could afford the investment, would have hired a larger business staff to monetize his editorial investment. I heard an editor say that didn’t seem to be the case. Probably he had his fun and got tired of it.
Hockenberry was accused of being a creep and worse in a NY Magazine article by writer Suki Kim, and will no doubt become a permanent part of the history of what hopefully will be the end of sexual harassment in the US workplace.
program when reporting on the effects of Hurricane Sandy.
Hockenberry is a resident of the Red Hook, living in a three bedroom loft with his wife and five children.
He has been a supporter of local non-profit organizations, including Pioneer Works and Cora Dance.
Hockenberry hosted a Cora Dance fundraiser in his loft back in 2013. (Star-Revue file photo)
If I had more money to invest, I would hire a good sales staff to sell advertising that supports all free media in the US. The business is out there - a good publication develops a reputation that provides a good framing for businesses to attach their message to. However, whether I can develop a business staff or not, we love putting out this paper, which in addition to giving the neighborhood a voice, provides an excellent learning opportunity for journalists beginning a career. Wishing you a great holiday season and as always, thanks for reading! George Fiala, publisher
He spoke of this community on his
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