tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post4661171440071806081..comments2024-03-19T22:06:41.165-04:00Comments on fromtheeditr: Carilion's Involvement: Finally Some UnderstandingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217963475185024609noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-52723323396600617212009-12-04T07:49:33.634-05:002009-12-04T07:49:33.634-05:00By the way, I note in a story in this a.m.'s R...By the way, I note in a story in this a.m.'s Roanoke Times that Carilion is now being blamed for NOT WANTING the property.moreFRONThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350600751587766930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-54749915403704247612009-12-04T07:38:26.189-05:002009-12-04T07:38:26.189-05:00Mr. Hardy, Nancy Agee is an editorial advisor to V...Mr. Hardy, Nancy Agee is an editorial advisor to Valley Business FRONT. That is not a new disclosure. It has been part of our mast head pages since the first edition. Carilion has been an advertiser in every issue. That is no secret, either, since you can see its ads. We have a number of other editorial advisors and advertisers and none receives favorable treatment because of that fact. They all advise us about the inside workings of the industry they work in and that gives helps us bring readers better stories--stories from the inside. Carilion is also a Roanoke Times advertiser and has been for years. It advertises in virtually every publication and electronic media outlet in the Roanoke Valley and I have never had a Carilion person tell me to write anything. I have had suggestions for health care stories, but never about The Roanoke Times' coverage. Nor do I expect to. I seem to stand alone in support of much of what Carilion does because The Times is such a large and powerful publication and its message drowns out everybody else's. It is a single-voice monoloith and I think that it finally admitted that maybe some of what it has reported was incomplete with this story. I am not alone in viewing this situation, however, and my view is not driven by money. Anybody who knows me will vouch that money is not a priority (you can see that in the way I live--quite modestly; I drive an 11-year-old pickup truck and live in house that's nearly 100). Is my support of Carilion--often based on facts that you don't see and don't get from The Times--worse than your blind support of The Roanoke Times' position? I think not. But thank you for your note.moreFRONThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350600751587766930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-22305430967792124232009-12-03T09:21:12.584-05:002009-12-03T09:21:12.584-05:00The only "understanding" is that you con...The only "understanding" is that you continue to grovel to the Carilion hierarchy so that they may throw a few advertising dollars your way. It is pathetic.<br /> You stand alone as the only person in Roanoke who actually believes that Carilion was not behind the confiscation of that business and property on reserve avenue.<br /> When will you disclose to your readers all of the Carilion executives and board members who sit on your magazine's board and how much Carilion money flows into your business?<br /> Vijeh HardyFarAbvRubieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288698016693445125noreply@blogger.com