Monday, January 11, 2010

Straight From The Horse's Mouth - Things We Don't Report On


Hermann Hearsay Editorial
Published by Clark Kant, Editor In Chief

Things Hermann Hearsay doesn't report on are:
  1. deadly automobile accidents,
  2. deadly domestic shootings,
  3. deadly home fires and industrial explosions,
  4. deadly drug overdose incidents, and
  5. deadly drownings.
We don't chase ambulances, fire trucks or police cars.  We don't publish photos of dead or dying children nor their distraught parents.  We don't publish stories about or photos of burned out homes nor grieving women who have just lost their husbands.  We have decided to leave that kind of macabre reporting to others.

I guess it's just that we just don't delight in the misfortune of others.  And we refuse to profit in any way at the expense of others by reporting on their personal grief and misfortune.  Yes, I suppose it is true we could boost our readership by being the very first on the scene to report on these terrible human trajedies.  We just choose to leave that sort of reporting to those who are desperate to do anything for high ratings. 

You see my friends, Hermann Hearsay is not desperate in that way.  We could care less about gaining a reader following that way.  Instead, we are desperate to gain your respect and friendship.  That means much more to us than high ratings.  It may take longer to gain our fair share of the local Hermann market, but that's OK with us.  In the end though, we are pretty confident we WILL get our fair share of Hermann readers.  That's because we know what Hermannites want to read about and what they don't want to read about.

Clark Kant
Editor In Chief
Hermann Hearsay

Straight From The Horse's Mouth - An Editorial Comment


Published by Clark Kant, Editor In Chief

The news business is very fragmented in Hermann. Hermannites have many choices.  In addition to the Hermann Advertiser-Courier, the traditional newspaper of record in Gasconade County, we now have four new non-traditional online daily news websites:

http://www.countynewslive.com/,
http://www.gcsoapbox.com/,
http://www.hermannhearsay.blogspot.com/, and
http://www.hermannnews.com/

(I should point out to our readers that the Hermann Advertiser-Courier also has a website:  http://www.hermannadvertisercourier.com/.)

Between all five of us, we should have the local Hermann news scene "covered like a blanket".  No story can escape us!  As a matter of fact, we may have the local news so well covered that we may at times end up covering each other covering the news! Ha ha ha!

I just want to say to my colleagues in the news publishing business, Don Kruse (Hermann A-C), Jeff Noedel (CountyNewsLIVE.com), Hank Vonk (GCSoapbox.com) and Glenn Warnebold 
(HermannNEWS.com), that I wish you all the best with your local news enterprises!  And if HermannHearsay can ever assist you in any way, for example by loaning out some of our photographic equipment or perhaps providing you the temporary use of Jimmy Oldsun to cover a random sickday for a member of your staff, please contact us immediately!

Again, to my colleagues in the news business, ALL THE BEST!

Clark Kant
Editor In Chief
Hermann Hearsay

Classified Ads


Published by Lois Lame, Lifestyles Reporter and Ad Sales

Word is getting out that Hermann Hearsay offers free classified ads!  The following ads have just been
received:

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Illiterate?  Write today for free help.  Ira Jones' Adult Education, Berger, MO.          
  • Auto Repair Service.  Free pick-up and delivery.  Try us once, you'll never go anywhere again.  Shady Tree Auto Service, McKittrick, MO.    
  • Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.  486-0001.
  • Semi-Annual After-Christmas Sale.  Stock up and save.  Limit: one.  Newman & Sons Snow Shovels.  1-800-SHOVELS.
  • 3-year old teacher needed for pre-school.  Experience preferred.  Berger Bottoms Pre-School.
  • Mixing bowl set designed to please a cook with round bottom for efficient beating.  486-001.
  • Girl wanted to assist magician in "cutting-off-head" illusion. Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance and generous salary.  1-800-MAGICAL.