The Zag, snarked on the Times Standard article about the TS Kyle Zoellner article. Can't say I disagree with the Zag description but who has heard about the Zag? Pontificating when you regurgitate and misquote with your nonsense content that is not yours and you access for free without credit is not a "reporting." Your obscure clique of activists in Humboldt may think so but that is not reality.
The Zag wants a subscription for what? A headline that says nothing? Anyone who uses Substack is an automatic no. Check Wikipedia or Google for why.
The Zag followed my Facebook News page today and then decided to use a photo from my post about Kyle Zoellner without credit, without permission and pretend it is the Zag's "reporting.". The Zag now is banned. Other local media will continue not to give me credit while following and reading my blog, my Facebook page and other platforms. They can continue to rip me off for tips and follow up on my work but readers notice and I can block them if I want. Others including Zag have already discovered the consequence of breaking rules and taking advantage of free access I provide.
Other media and their sycophant good ole boy and gal owners and publishers who have money but demean what journalism is, allow the loony tune behond Zag to think he is a reporter among others is typical Humboldt. Eventually, grant money will dry up, funds for advertising will be scarce and the other local media will be obsolete like dinosaurs or replaced by other, better sources with statewide and national following. Other local media have had the same shtick for decades.
The gimmicks from other local media may work for some in Humboldt but thank God statewide and nationally, there are people who still practice journalism and appreciate actual reporting tailored to the evolving formats of the 21st century.
I don't pay to be in any search engine or to be on a feed. And I do just fine with views. I reach people who matter. People who have influence, money, power read me. As long as I am in Humboldt and do Humboldt centric news, what I am doing works for being based in Humboldt. I could take Meta or Google up on their daily offers of monetization but my work is worth more and unlike other local media, I like to control ads I feature and highlight my local advertisers. I believe in my advertisers. It isn't about money.
Local readers like Corabelle and Yabut have more decency and understand media protocols more than the Humboldt "media" and rags like the Zag.
The Zag can snark, anyone else can state their opinion all they want. The trash can on the sidewalk has more value than these opinions.
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