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New Orleans Police Department: Do Not Disturb
Criminals, cops and reporters all work odd hours — usually. Last week, the chief spokesperson for NOPD admonished a reporter for waking her up “after normal business hours” — with an email. While reporting on recent violent crimes in Bywater and Faubourg Marigny last Wednesday night, freelance journalist Allen Johnson Jr. received a call about a rumored barroom hold-up in Bywater shortly before 11 p.m. Johnson emailed Gambit Weekly editor Clancy DuBos at home around midnight to report the tip, and DuBos emailed Johnson shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday asking Johnson to confirm the report ASAP. Johnson then emailed Bambi Hall, director of public relations for NOPD, seeking confirmation of the reported hold-up. Hall responded by email at 8:37 a.m. Thursday with the following message: “While I don’t mind fielding inquiries during normal business hours, your after-hours emails are quite intrusive while I am sleeping. If you could be mindful of that in the future, it would be greatly appreciated if you sent your requests between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.” DuBos said Gambit Weekly will try to encourage local drug dealers, burglars, thieves, murderers, rapists and armed robbers to confine their activities to “normal business hours” so that Ms. Hall is not disturbed by intrusive emails from reporters trying to do their jobs while she sleeps.
So, apparently, Ms. Hall has:
a) delusions of grandeur;
b) a severe deficit of brain cells;
c) a thorough misunderstanding of “pull” information; or
d) a battery of 19th century torture devices attached to her person, all of which fire up when she receives new email.
Now, granted, the story might’ve been skewed a bit for Gambit readers, since Ms. Hall was criticizing a Gambit writer. But then again, maybe she’s just dumb.
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I wonder how long it will be before the Times P has the guts to write a story like this one?
And is when is New Orleans going to realize it is sinking due to organized crime run by a secret private company that is bigger than Microsoft. I mean come on, how do you expect levees.org to compete with this? And don’t forget to check out the interactive map by Clicking here, then clicking launch and clicking the window
What does that comment have to do with Bambi?
Anyway, the lady should be more professional than she has been. If she likes sleep so much, she should get a day job.
Nothing, but this does
Someone want to pass on her email address?
I’ve spent considerable time trying to find the woman’s email addy, but no luck so far. You’d think that she might include phone and email info on her press releases, but alas, she’s not that clever.
A shiny new dime to the person who sends her email addy my way!
With a buffalo on it?
Laurie
did you try bhall@cityofno.com
When I checked my email this morning at 6:30am I was startled. Apparently people sent me email all night maybe that’s why I couldn’t sleep. Tonight I’m just going to turn my computer off.
BTW-I hope I’m not bothering anyone with this post at such a late hour. Apologies in advance.
I know all of Ray’s appointees are connected to him from the past in some way, but actually appointing the girl who game him his first BJ is ridiculous. I guess he remembered her big mouth would work out well as Chief spokesperson for the NOPD. I have already said too much…..the fatman has no clothes..the fat man has no clothes..
Ticonderoga…Ticonderoga…foxtrot..delta..tango..bravo..
Apparently she’s not smart enough to work her Blackberry or whatever.