Sunday, July 8, 2012

More on The Telegraph and George McCanless.

Back on 02/01/2008 when McClatchy Newspapers announced the appointment of George McCanless as the President and Publisher of the Telegraph, he filled the position after Pamela J. Browning was transferred to Myrtle Beach, S.C.


McClatchy tells us that “McCanless, 51, has spent 25 years in the newspaper industry as a chief financial officer and finance executive.” There was no way the people of middle Georgia could know what they were in for.

The Telegraph has always been known for their problems and the way they have twisted things. The bigotry of The Telegraph goes back a long way. The late Ron Woodgeard while serving as The Telegraph’s Editorial Page Editor pointed this out as early as January of 2001.

Woodgeard tells us that “Whenever I would utter an unflattering truth about Mr. Clinton before my liberal colleagues, I would be dismissed as a Clinton hater.” He tells us how: “The effect is often calculated by the accuser, of course.” And how “It’s intended to place you on the defensive, to generate doubt and to divert the discussion from the issue at hand.”

Whatever, at least The Telegraph carried the news. Of course they twisted things to their satisfaction, but they printed it.

Then McCanless came along and things changed. McClatchy tells us that: “His leadership and passion for community service will serve The Telegraph well.” He is quoted as saying “I am eager to become a part of the ongoing effort to expand our audience both in print and online.”

That is comical, McCanless has accomplished neither. In fact on May 15, 2011he tells us how: Home delivery to stop outside of core counties


What they did not tell us is that he would assume the right to decide what news the people of middle Georgia was entitled to. They did not tell us that when the Editorial Page Editor Charles E. Richardson got caught dining off of the taxpayers’ dime courtesy of the Bibb County School Superintendent, Dr. Dallemand, McCanless would rush to Richardson’s defense. You can see more on that here: The Telegraph Never Thought Anyone Else Would Take a Second Look?

The Telegraph President and Publisher George McCanless pointed out as early as July 2010 that he would decide what news the people of middle Georgia was entitled to for their hard earned money.

In an e-mail to us on that date he tells us that “…our commitment is to THIS (his caps) community….” He then address the subject of our e-mail which caused the response, which was why there was a lack of coverage about the ethical problems of Maxine Waters (D-Cal.) and Charlie Rangel (D-NY). While ignoring the Waters problems he tells us that: “Rep. Rangel has been charged with ethic violations and they will now be debated at a public hearing of the ethics panel next week.” He then establishes the standard at The Telegraph required for coverage of Democratic ethical problems telling us that: “He hasn’t been convicted of anything --- yet.” Then to make his point, he tells us “…I trust you get the message.”

If you follow such things you will notice again there has been no coverage of Rep. Rangel’s reelection problems resulting from the last election. It appears as if the reelection has gone to the courts. Of course any coverage of this would contradict The Telegraph’s position that there is no voter fraud and therefor no need for voter picture ID.

Now, The Telegraph’s contention that the first black Attorney General’s “Contempt of Congress” for his deceit and dishonesty about “Fast and Furious” and the fact that the first black President has declared “Executive Privilege” to cover for him is not news is nothing short of ludicrous.

After failing to cover all this The Telegraph reiterates that it is not news and they have no intention of devoting any time to it.



Clearly like the Editorial Page Editor Charles E. Richardson’s “lousy lunches” and his wife’s job working for Dr. Dallemand, the Bibb County School Superintendent for “over 70,000 reasons….”  See the second paragraph from the bottom. It would seem that The Telegraph’s is more interested in covering things up than acting as the community’s “watch dog”.

Are we to believe that the death of two federal agents and hundreds of Mexicans which are linked to this fiasco are not news?

Although most people would conclude that The Telegraph’s Editorial Page Editor Charles E. Richardson’s influence pedaling would be a violation of McClatchy Newspapers’ “Code of business Conduct and Business Ethics…” which the President and Publisher George McCanless tells us “…that all or our employees have to sign.” It does not seem to bother McCanless.

If indeed it is a violation of this code, surely the fact that The Telegraph’s President and Publisher George McCanless has not mentioned the fact that Richardson’s wife is working for a man Richardson has heatedly defended in the past is a cause to wonder if McCanless himself is not in violation of that code. Perhaps we should ask McClatchy Newspapers this question.

We have to ask, would you trust these people?

Have a nice day. 



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