Claremont Courier controversy?
Looks like photographer Gabriel Fenoy is no longer with the Claremont Courier and there could be questions about what happened exactly from an e-mail sent to my paper and the Courier.
Below is the Courier post and then below that the e-mail.
http://couriercitybeat.blogspot.com/2009/10/staff-changes-at-courier.html
We are sad to report that COURIER staff photographer Gabriel Fenoy is no longer with the paper. Mr. Fenoy started here as an intern in 2005, and has been on staff for the past 3 years. His photographs gave us all a real sense of the people and places in our community. He will be missed, and we wish him well in his future endeavors.
In the interim, Davis Barber and on occasion myself, will provide the excellent photography coverage you have come to expect. Mr. Barber has worked at the COURIER before, currently owns a photography and video business, and has taught photojournalism courses at several colleges in the area. You have already seen his images for the CHS homecoming coverage.
We will keep you posted on further developments. You can also email me at pweinberger@claremont-courier.com.
Peter Weinberger, publisher
Then I received this e-mail on Friday night ...
Dissapoint
Mr. Weinberger,
Is there any readers who know more about this?
Below is the Courier post and then below that the e-mail.
http://couriercitybeat.blogspot.com/2009/10/staff-changes-at-courier.html
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Staff changes at the COURIER
We are sad to report that COURIER staff photographer Gabriel Fenoy is no longer with the paper. Mr. Fenoy started here as an intern in 2005, and has been on staff for the past 3 years. His photographs gave us all a real sense of the people and places in our community. He will be missed, and we wish him well in his future endeavors.
In the interim, Davis Barber and on occasion myself, will provide the excellent photography coverage you have come to expect. Mr. Barber has worked at the COURIER before, currently owns a photography and video business, and has taught photojournalism courses at several colleges in the area. You have already seen his images for the CHS homecoming coverage.
We will keep you posted on further developments. You can also email me at pweinberger@claremont-courier.com.
Peter Weinberger, publisher
Then I received this e-mail on Friday night ...
Dissapointed
Mr. Weinberger,
I am sorely dissapointed in your recent dismissal of Mr. Fenoy
from the Claremont Courier staff. While the City Beat blog says that he
will be missed, I have to wonder if that is the truth for you.
In the current economy, to fire a staff photographer who has
chronicled the Claremont Community so well, who exhibits such talent,
and has shown a genuine commitment to the Courier over the past five
years (including his likely unpaid internship) is a shame.
I think that the Courier has lost its heart. You have sold out;
placing advertisement for your graphics company in spaces where photos
and stories should go. Your ability to hide the truth- that Gabriel
Fenoy was let go because of petty office politics- shows your lack of
integrity, even if it just in a blog.
Whatever staff hires Mr. Fenoy in the future will be lucky to have
him, and chances are, you may never find another photographer who
takes that caliber of images.
Sincerely,
sfwIs there any readers who know more about this?
I agree with sfw. It seems as if what was once a paper that went after news and took pride in itself is now managed by a 'hip' son of a publisher who is more concerned about his friends (davis barber) getting jobs than he is looking out for his own hard-working staff.
Wow, one anonymous email from sfw equals a controversy?
Don't you know HR files are confidential? So, whatever the cause of the departure, it won't be made public.
Nick doesn't know anything either, but that doesn't stop him from taking a cheap shot at the "hip" son of a publisher. We know you don't like him, Nick, but that isn't relevant to the question asked: Do you KNOW anything?
If you don't have direct knowledge, it's unethical of you to insinuate that you do, based on hearsay.