Atlanta Journal Constitution

With Palo Alto College's "PACfest 2007" completed, and may I say, a total success thanks to the hard work by a wonderful and dedicated committee, it's time for me to catch-up on a lot of correspondence and readings. One item that quickly has captured my attention is that last week, the Atlanta Journal Constitution completed a staff reorganization and has eliminated the "Book Editor" position.

I do not personally know Teresa Weaver, the Journal Constitution's book editor, but I do know her work and the book reviews she oversees are of the highest quality and widely read by Atlanta's populace and followers of books and publishing houses.

The National Book Critics Circle has even come out in support of Ms. Weaver and the need to rally for the Journal Constitution's "Powers that Be" to reconsider their reorganization. While Ms. Weaver hasn't been fired, she now needs to apply for another position in the paper as if she were just another intern or recent journalism school graduate. Click on the link for the NBCC's blog entry regarding the elimination of the book editor position.

Please join me in sending an email to the Journal Constitution's editor, Julia Wallace (jwallace@ajc.com) and publisher, John Mellott (jmellott@ajc.com), and ask them to reconsider their decision. This country does not need another book section that is composed of wire copy from the AP or New York Times.