The current Anglican Journal editor, Kristin Jenkins – whom I met briefly in 2010 and rather liked in spite of our radically different perspectives – is abandoning the Anglican Journal to the tender mercies of Paul Feheley.
In the face of certain cuts for Anglican Journal staff, one can hardly blame her.
As the article below notes, the budget for the Journal will be more conservative; what is left unsaid is that the content will undoubtedly be less conservative – you may think that an impossibility, but with a herculean effort from the stragglers still employed by the paper, I am certain a way will be found.
From here:
Following the resignation of Editor Kristin Jenkins, the Anglican Journal will adopt an interim management structure and not hire a new editor until late 2013 at the earliest. Sam Carriere, director of Communications and Information Resources and Resources for Mission, shared this news with General Synod staff on Dec. 13.
Editor since 2009, Ms. Jenkins will leave the Anglican Journal on Jan. 7, 2013 to become director of advancement at Albert College in Belleville, Ont.
“It is my feeling, supported by advice I have sought and received, that I should not engage in a formal search and hiring process for an editor of the Anglican Journal until next year’s restructuring work is behind us, at the earliest,” said Mr. Carriere in an email to staff.
In November, the Council of General Synod passed a transitional budget for 2013 and agreed to establish a more conservative budget for 2014 in response to declining revenues. Throughout the next year, General Synod leadership will consider ways to restructure the national office, including the Anglican Journal.
And this will be different from the current situation, how?
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I met Paul after Fred XIII became Anglican Used Car Salesman of the year. He struck me as someone who scurried around behind Fearless Leader like a 16th century lackey.
At least it shouldn’t cost the ACoC extra wages>, It will delay the inevitable, but not by much.
Just remember, when the Journal collapses, so will the rest of the diocesan newspapers, one of the main methods people in the pews get their information. So while you may crow to high heaven about the Journal falling apart, its health (and existence) is imperative for the other 23 papers.
And yes, Paul’s appointment definitely makes the Journal closers to a house organ. And it’s journalistic integrity that much more…challenged/suspect.
I have no problem with my diocesan paper collapsing, being no more, ceasing to be, or becoming bereft of life, or resting in peace in fact it can run down the curtain and join the bleedin’ choir invisible!!
Taking personal shots at Paul Feheley is pretty low. It says a whole lot about ANiC – but I have sort of known that for a while.
Have you, now. How foolish to judge a whole movement based upon the comments of half a dozen people on a blog.
Gee Eph, I met him before I became involved in ANIC. I was not impressed by either of them, which became one more reason to tell my then bishop that I wanted nothing to do with his little group and it would be the frosty Friday before I would consent to ordination there.
He is not some fictitious entity, I’ve seen him at work and like his boss (and perhaps yourself) is opinionated to the degree that he would not sit down and try to understand why we had so many concerns. Fred’s treatment of Bishop Malcolm was the clincher, some Christians those three.
I do think this tells us something about the future of the paper though…
Cash strapped General Synod = ?
AJ Editor bails after 3 years = ?
GS puts in own bureaucrat in interim = ?
No search process ’til at least latter 2013 = ?
I think you know where I’m going with this…
Given GS’s finances, everything is on the table.