Comments on: A Toast to Dave http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/ street news, views and stories of justice and injustice Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:37:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: maggie http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2285 maggie Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:50:15 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2285 Steve Nopez says Zahniser still hangs with the old Hahn crew, who are sworn enemies of Antonio who defeated Hahn, so that means he'll be seeking dirt from Janice Hahn (who's only too happy to give it, has dished dirt on other CM colleagues and is quoted in the Daily News as holier-than-thou woman of the people, to put others less inclined to blabbering down); and he'll seek dirt from anyone who lost power since Hahn. So is that why the Times hired him, explicitly to dish and dig dirt on Antonio and his allies? He does not sound objective. Not to mention, the "alternative" attitude of the Weekly has always been, to take down "the man" regardless of who's right or wrong, and defend "the little guy," that underground mentality the paper inherited, even though it's not underground anymore. -- When does his first story come out? Let's see... Steve Nopez says Zahniser still hangs with the old Hahn crew, who are sworn enemies of Antonio who defeated Hahn, so that means he’ll be seeking dirt from Janice Hahn (who’s only too happy to give it, has dished dirt on other CM colleagues and is quoted in the Daily News as holier-than-thou woman of the people, to put others less inclined to blabbering down); and he’ll seek dirt from anyone who lost power since Hahn. So is that why the Times hired him, explicitly to dish and dig dirt on Antonio and his allies? He does not sound objective. Not to mention, the “alternative” attitude of the Weekly has always been, to take down “the man” regardless of who’s right or wrong, and defend “the little guy,” that underground mentality the paper inherited, even though it’s not underground anymore.
– When does his first story come out? Let’s see…

]]> By: WestchesterParents.org » David Zahniser Leaves the LAWeekly http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2259 WestchesterParents.org » David Zahniser Leaves the LAWeekly Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:37:07 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2259 [...] WitnessLA.com writes “David Zahniser, one of Los Angeles’ best journalists, gave notice Thursday and is headed to the L.A. Times to cover Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and local politics. For the past 18 months, he’s covered City Hall for the L.A. Weekly and written “The Z Files,” his column taking Antonio and others to task for occasional bouts of duplicity or otherwise putting their own interests ahead of the public.” [...] [...] WitnessLA.com writes “David Zahniser, one of Los Angeles’ best journalists, gave notice Thursday and is headed to the L.A. Times to cover Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and local politics. For the past 18 months, he’s covered City Hall for the L.A. Weekly and written “The Z Files,” his column taking Antonio and others to task for occasional bouts of duplicity or otherwise putting their own interests ahead of the public.” [...]

]]> By: Marc Cooper http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2247 Marc Cooper Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:23:10 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2247 Not exactly. he wrote a regular column taking the political pulse of L.A. Contreras' role was inflated. Not exactly. he wrote a regular column taking the political pulse of L.A. Contreras’ role was inflated.

]]> By: richard locicero http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2241 richard locicero Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:07:49 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2241 Well isn't that what Harold wrote? Well isn’t that what Harold wrote?

]]> By: Marc Cooper http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Marc Cooper Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:11:43 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2240 for an opinion blog? hardly. for an opinion blog? hardly.

]]> By: richard locicero http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 richard locicero Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:00:14 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2212 Sorry, hit the enter too soon. I know the reasons were complex but I got the distinct impression that the Contreras piece was the last straw and I've heard him call the NEW TIMES people jerks. Is tweny six an excessive number? Maybe. How about numerous piece on some guy named Chavez? Excessive? Sorry, hit the enter too soon. I know the reasons were complex but I got the distinct impression that the Contreras piece was the last straw and I’ve heard him call the NEW TIMES people jerks. Is tweny six an excessive number? Maybe. How about numerous piece on some guy named Chavez? Excessive?

]]> By: richard locicero http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 richard locicero Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:56:55 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2211 No Marc I just figured that when they decided that Jill Stewart was OK I'd look elsewhere. No Marc I just figured that when they decided that Jill Stewart was OK I’d look elsewhere.

]]> By: Marc Cooper http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 Marc Cooper Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:49:06 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2210 Poor Antonio! Great news about a great reporter. RLC: U sound like one of those FOX viewers that depend on a media source to repeat only what they want to hear. David's story on Contreras was an important and quite newsworthy one. In the previous three years, by my count, Harold had written some 26 stories that favorably mentioned Contreras -- a tad excessive, no? My understanding is that while Harold did, indeed, hate David Z's piece, his separation from the paper was much more complex. Thanks Al, for providing David the praise he richly deserves. Poor Antonio! Great news about a great reporter.

RLC: U sound like one of those FOX viewers that depend on a media source to repeat only what they want to hear.

David’s story on Contreras was an important and quite newsworthy one. In the previous three years, by my count, Harold had written some 26 stories that favorably mentioned Contreras — a tad excessive, no? My understanding is that while Harold did, indeed, hate David Z’s piece, his separation from the paper was much more complex.

Thanks Al, for providing David the praise he richly deserves.

]]> By: richard locicero http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2204 richard locicero Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:10:45 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2204 Listener, Meyerson and his supervision of the political coverage was a big reason for me buying the WEEKLY. Yes, I said BUY since I live on the other side of the Orange Curtin and down here the LA paper is a dollar. The OC paper is free. I just decided that I could no longer justify the expense since my favorite part was gone. Celeste, I'm sure Zahniser is a fine journalist so I'm not aiming this at him. Over the years the WEEKLY has had many good local reporters, Mark Haefele, Erin Aubry Kaplin, and some one who used to go around calling herself "Rosedog" somewhere else. Listener, Meyerson and his supervision of the political coverage was a big reason for me buying the WEEKLY. Yes, I said BUY since I live on the other side of the Orange Curtin and down here the LA paper is a dollar. The OC paper is free. I just decided that I could no longer justify the expense since my favorite part was gone.

Celeste, I’m sure Zahniser is a fine journalist so I’m not aiming this at him. Over the years the WEEKLY has had many good local reporters, Mark Haefele, Erin Aubry Kaplin, and some one who used to go around calling herself “Rosedog” somewhere else.

]]> By: Celeste Fremon http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Celeste Fremon Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:03:46 +0000 http://witnessla.com/city-government/2007/alan-mittelstaedt/a-toast-to-dave/#comment-2203 Just to put it more succinctly, David Z is one of the best journalists working in LA right now--IMHO. (And Listener, I think you've got it right about Harold in this instance, that perhaps his personal feelings got in the way. We all understand how that can happen.) Okay, back to book writing. Just to put it more succinctly, David Z is one of the best journalists working in LA right now–IMHO. (And Listener, I think you’ve got it right about Harold in this instance, that perhaps his personal feelings got in the way. We all understand how that can happen.)

Okay, back to book writing.

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