tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post3399686117151996225..comments2024-02-08T09:27:27.492-05:00Comments on Canadian Magazines: Ken Alexander resigns as editor of The WalrusD. B. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-58652071236808000642008-06-13T11:18:00.000-04:002008-06-13T11:18:00.000-04:00...To Paul's list, I'd add Norman Webster's son De......To Paul's list, I'd add Norman Webster's son Derek, who produces Maisonneuve out of Montreal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-5327605716088143442008-06-12T23:24:00.000-04:002008-06-12T23:24:00.000-04:00Speaking of which, I wonder if Don Gillmor is in t...Speaking of which, I wonder if Don Gillmor is in the running to replace Ken. I think that'd make a wonderful <I>Walrus</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-66284985551716912142008-06-11T21:11:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:11:00.000-04:00See Don Gillmor on Ken's resignation: http://www.w...See Don Gillmor on Ken's resignation: http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/06/11/re-the-resignation-of-ken-alexander/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-11957927675530779912008-06-11T20:36:00.000-04:002008-06-11T20:36:00.000-04:00since when is an editor in chief not responsible f...since when is an editor in chief not responsible for budget?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-69207790187009693822008-06-11T14:27:00.000-04:002008-06-11T14:27:00.000-04:00Other members of this country's petty, parochial i...Other members of this country's petty, parochial intelligentsia who coughed up that kind of cash for writers and a magazine: Norman Webster, for Saturday Night, in 1979; Conrad Black, for Saturday Night, in 1987. I'm quite sure there have been others. But Andrew Mitrovica makes two excellent points: that we should all thank Ken Alexander for working so hard on such an ambitious enterprise, and Paul Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962715935886325303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-68188209151150540462008-06-11T13:10:00.000-04:002008-06-11T13:10:00.000-04:00Spending money is easy. Making a business of it is...Spending money is easy. Making a business of it is quite a bit harder.<BR/><BR/>As commendable as The Walrus is for its quality content it must find a way to succeed as a business to be a legitimate addition to the Canadian magazine landscape.<BR/><BR/>Alexander should have been the first to want to trim the budget in order to keep The Walrus around. I'd rather have a refined Walrus that's a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-4694460385049311922008-06-11T09:19:00.000-04:002008-06-11T09:19:00.000-04:00Andrew Mitrovica makes a point that others will ma...Andrew Mitrovica makes a point that others will make, that Ken Alexander's behaviour and habits are a sideshow and that what should be emphasized is his generosity and vision. Fair enough. He is a rare individual who did put his money where his mouth was. I think he will get credit for all the good he has done and the risks he took. What supporters of <I>The Walrus</I> have to do now is to see D. B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-75775120323102411282008-06-11T08:20:00.000-04:002008-06-11T08:20:00.000-04:00millions of dollars+trust funds+raging editors/pub...millions of dollars+trust funds+<BR/>raging editors/publishers<BR/>=<BR/>A TOXIC STEW<BR/><BR/>seems to me the Walrus has washed up on one helluva an ugly beach<BR/><BR/>it seems to me the Walrus has won a lot of awards...too bad they don't make awards for mags that have:<BR/><BR/>the happiest staff<BR/><BR/>are the quickest to pay freelancers<BR/><BR/>the least number of meglomaniacs in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-56532259541295881742008-06-11T00:57:00.000-04:002008-06-11T00:57:00.000-04:00So, Ken drinks. Horror of horrors! And, lordy, he ...So, Ken drinks. Horror of horrors! And, lordy, he apparently isn't a saint? Who is? And he fired people or they left. I'm shocked, just shocked. Forget this drivel and give the man his due and a nod. Ken is a fine editor who put a lot of money where his mouth is. It's easy, particularly in Canada, for people to bemoan the state of the country's magazine industry. But Alexander didn't moan. He didAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-86639677717079456432008-06-10T23:14:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:14:00.000-04:00So...what was the joke?So...what was the joke?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com