The Sun sets on
Red Maryland By Jeff Quinton on March 11, 2014
Over the
weekend I wrote about the evolving situation that started off
when Joe Steffen wrote about Red Maryland the previous
Sunday. Joe Steffen went after Red Maryland. He accused them of running a
protection racket in the way they were soliciting advertising for their radio
shows.
He also
criticized them for Mark Newgent, a Red Maryland contributor, and Jackie
Wellfonder, a Red Maryland Network host, doing consulting work. Additionally,
Wellfonder’s and Red Maryland’s early support for Larry Hogan was mentioned.
Later that week, Michael Swartz inserted himself into the situation and then Red Maryland responded to Steffen’s claims and denied
his allegations of a “protection racket” while seemingly implying that they
might pursue legal action.
As I noted in my Saturday piece, it appeared to me that Red
Maryland’s early Friday response was a result of The Baltimore Sun saying something to them. I
received a no comment from a Red Maryland contributor late Friday when I asked
if the Sun had contacted them. As it turns out, there was a good reason for
that.
Yesterday, Media Matters reported on the events of March 7:
[…]
One veteran
politico noted that the marketing email was “just dumb” and a “questionable”
decision. This same politico noted that:
Those guys were
still thinking and behaving like bloggers. The Sun relationship required that
they change their thinking.
[…]
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