Southern Va. mystery SE posting

It's not Martinsville -- I just talked to the current SE there (he used to work for me at another hellhole), and he said this posting and the last one like it weren't from the Bulletin ...

 

What if this is an ad for a preemptive firing? It would make sense that the current SE would know nothing about it.

 

That's odd (I remember you saying this now, come to think of it), because this reads an awful lot like a Bulletin ad, particularly the emphasis on "preps and racing". And southern Virginia has surprisingly few daily papers (Norfolk, Danville, Petersburg, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Bristol, all of whom identify themselves in their ads, even if M'ville shouldn't).

My suspicion: the Southwest Times of Pulaski. A tiny paper, perhaps they'd be willing to hide their identity to get a curious e-mail or three. If it's them, allow me to take the time to bust on their VT shooting coverage, since it's almost all AP and they're as close to Blacksburg as any other daily paper. Fine, you're not going to hang with the big papers on this story, but it's probably the biggest news event in Southwest Virginia history; you've GOT to have a presence.

If it's not them, I have no idea.

EDIT: Forgot about Suffolk, which is easy to do even when you're from the area like I am. But they've identified themselves in their most recent job postings, and they don't have a track near them ever since the one about 30 minutes west closed. So scratch that.

 

Pulaski has a daily?!


I went to school down there and never heard of it.
Is it very big?

 

Yep. Circulation is about 4,000, making it the second-smallest daily in the state, ahead of Suffolk. I always forget it exists.

 

Martinsville's is about 18-20K if anyone is interested. Also I believe since late 2002 they've gone through seven SE

 

Any paper that posts a job without giving its name loses complete credibility in my book. If anyone is even considering applying, you should just send them a resume with no name or contact info except a hotmail e-mail address. It's only fair, right?

 

You're right on Drew. And we're all only assuming it's Martinsville. If it is you know what credibility or lack there of they have. I mean you work in the next town over I'm sure you've heard the horror stories and seen all the faces that come and go there.

 

I know I don't have enough fingers and I might not have enough toes to count every sports person that has made a brief stop in Martinsville in the last three years. They've had some decent folks come through, and the current group are all good people who have the unfortunate luck of working there. In my time in Danville, I've had a few former Bulletin guys come to work in Danville and I've heard my share of horror stories. But my post above about the credibilty of the paper that posted this opening goes for any paper, not just Martinsville.

 

i knew a publisher who was proud to be friends with the ME, because there are so many stories circulating about this person. the publisher was a cockbag, i can only guess.

 

I've e-mail to ask where the paper is located. So far, after about 18 hours, no reply.

 

Cockbag. Word of the day.

Today, let's try to use it as a verb.