Michael Townsend, Executive Editor of the Burlington Free Press, was feeling his oats last night. He sent out a couple of downright obnoxious Tweets promoting the Freeploid’s spectacular coverage of yesterday’s inaugural protest.
29 arrested. Statehouse protest. Powerful photos, read. You’ll not find this anywhere else, VT media. http://t.co/XQT8KrFowV via @bfp_news
— Michael Townsend (@MichaelTownsend) January 9, 2015
Powerful photo, story coverage of takeover of Vermont Statehouse compared to any media, guaranteed. ttp://bfpne.ws/1Iw8zWQ via @bfp_news
— Michael Townsend (@MichaelTownsend) January 9, 2015
(As Tweeter @murf_VT pointed out, Mikey forgot the “h” in “http,” making the link inoperative. He’s gonna get a failing grade from Picasso for that.)
Does Townsend really believe this kind of stuff helps the Free Press in any way? Do readers — sorry, consumers — pay any attention to this?
I can tell you one thing it accomplishes: it makes everyone else in Vermont media think Michael Townsend is an asshole. I mean, it’s perfectly acceptable to express pride in your organization’s work — and the Free Press team did work hard yesterday — but you don’t have to implicitly denigrate your equally hard-working peers.
