Posted by Chip Egan on July 24, 2009 at 11:14:18:
In Reply to: Lewis Lazare on WSCRs new Connor McKinight posted by Frank C. on July 24, 2009 at 08:29:32:
One of the things that bothers me with Lazare-as I'm sure many of you have noticed-is that he is several days late with stories, if he gets to them at all.
The Pepsi Max Score Search contest ended last Saturday. The story on Connor appears almost a full week later. That's inexcusable for the guy who covers media news. It's called news for a reason, Lewis, its new. Ed Sherman at least had the results for Crain's Chicago Business on Monday.
Secondly, I don't know where or how Lazare gets his info. but the winner of the contest was not hired out as an independant contractor. If he just went to the website he would have seen that it was a 30 hour a week job. The winner was a staff member not a contractor. When I sat with Mitch Rosen for my interview he explained that we would be on staff, we just wouldn't receive benefits. At no time was the term independant contractor brought up.
Boy, do I miss Robert Feder.