Hey, Upmc. Don't Forget To Block The Spider Web Sites, Too!
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Yes, inwards America. Steve Twedt at the Post-Gazette reports:
Some UPMC hospitals are banning the Post-Gazette from sale inwards their gift shops, a motion UPMC spokesman Paul Wood said was precipitated past times “fairness issues” inwards the newspaper’s coverage of the wellness system.
At to the lowest degree iii UPMC hospitals -- UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Mercy as well as Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC -- tell they volition no longer sell the newspaper.
Twice inwards recent years, UPMC executives convey canceled the wellness giant’s advertising inwards the PG, citing dissatisfaction amongst the agency UPMC was covered inwards the tidings pages as well as how it was portrayed inwards editorials as well as editorial cartoons.
''The Post-Gazette is edited without reckon to whatsoever exceptional interest, as well as our tidings columns are non for sale, at whatsoever price,'' said John Robinson Block, publisher of the newspaper. ''We convey been hither since 1786, as well as convey every bit our exercise the same finish that UPMC was established for -- to serve the public's interest, non a narrow purpose.''
Post-Gazette Circulation Director Randy Waugaman said this calendar week that PG delivery staff members were told past times gift store workers at UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Mercy as well as Children’s Hospital that they would non display the paper for sale.
“Our people tried to argue amongst them,'' Mr. Waugaman said, ''but the gift store personnel said that they were ordered to produce as well as hence past times their superiors as well as it was out of their control.”
I wonder. Does UPMC also block the Post-Gazette cyberspace sites on their server? I ask heed that industrial plant good inwards Cathay as well as North Korea.
Some UPMC hospitals are banning the Post-Gazette from sale inwards their gift shops, a motion UPMC spokesman Paul Wood said was precipitated past times “fairness issues” inwards the newspaper’s coverage of the wellness system.
At to the lowest degree iii UPMC hospitals -- UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Mercy as well as Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC -- tell they volition no longer sell the newspaper.
Twice inwards recent years, UPMC executives convey canceled the wellness giant’s advertising inwards the PG, citing dissatisfaction amongst the agency UPMC was covered inwards the tidings pages as well as how it was portrayed inwards editorials as well as editorial cartoons.
''The Post-Gazette is edited without reckon to whatsoever exceptional interest, as well as our tidings columns are non for sale, at whatsoever price,'' said John Robinson Block, publisher of the newspaper. ''We convey been hither since 1786, as well as convey every bit our exercise the same finish that UPMC was established for -- to serve the public's interest, non a narrow purpose.''
Post-Gazette Circulation Director Randy Waugaman said this calendar week that PG delivery staff members were told past times gift store workers at UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Mercy as well as Children’s Hospital that they would non display the paper for sale.
“Our people tried to argue amongst them,'' Mr. Waugaman said, ''but the gift store personnel said that they were ordered to produce as well as hence past times their superiors as well as it was out of their control.”
I wonder. Does UPMC also block the Post-Gazette cyberspace sites on their server? I ask heed that industrial plant good inwards Cathay as well as North Korea.