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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Mallory's screening service

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory wants to hear about all press inquiries, just not first-hand.

Jason Barron, Mallory's communications director, sent out an e-mail to the media Tuesday clairifying the procedure for getting the mayor on the phone. In a nutshell: Call Barron first.

Here's the e-mail:

Good afternoon:

It has come to my attention that there is some uncertainty surrounding
the proper procedure for media inquiries to the Mayor's office. I want ensure
that the proper process is clear so that all media inquires are handled in a
prompt and efficient manner. In order to reach the Mayor, all media inquiries
should be directed to me. I can be reached by phone at 513-352-5356(office)or e-mail at jason.barron@cincinnati-oh.gov

In the past, it has been possible to reach the Mayor through a variety
of phone numbers. In order to ensure efficiency, it will no longer be possible
to reach the Mayor in this way. All requests should come directly to me and I
will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible. Requests to any
phone number beyond the two listed above will not be able to be
addressed. I am here to help, so please feel free to let me know how I can be
of assistance.


Jason Barron
Communications Director
Mayor
Mark Mallory
513-352-5356


5 Comments:

at 6:24 PM, January 17, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

The man is just doing his job. The Mayor is too busy to not have his calls screened and triaged.

I think Mallory's weekly press conferences are a breath of fresh air and openness at city hall.

 
at 9:32 PM, January 17, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a savvy pr move. Reporters really appreciate being talked down to; and doing it in writing was doubly impressive.

 
at 10:59 PM, January 17, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Agreed. If the mayor (and any other high-ranking CEO and public official, for that matter) had to deal with every nut who wanted to talk to him, he'd have the ear to phone 24/7 and never get any real work done.

Sounds like standard procedure to me.

 
at 9:22 AM, January 18, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

"I am here to help so please let me know how to be of assistance..." How about not being such a pompous ass? I guess you have to earn your $90K a year salary.

 
at 7:31 PM, January 20, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Marc, if you think that Barron's getting paid 90 grand then you know NOTHING about City of Cincinnati employee salaries. Please produce your proof for that. Council members only make 60+K.

 
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