Word: missner
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...union's turn to be upset, and they were. A few days after Missner's action, about 25 union members again raided the Phoenix composing room and destroyed the pages for another edition. Five drew and assault charges from non-union employee. Nobody was happy...
Then, apparently, deciding that the survival of The Phoenix was more important than either of their individual jobs. Harper Barnes and Mike Pogodzinski--Richard Missner's hand-picked replacement for Barnes--both withdrew from contention for the editor's slot. The union returned to work, and Carol Eron, former Phoenix managing editor, took the position on a temporary basis. Missner praised the courage of Barnes and Pogodzinski, and said the settlement "could be a milestone in American journalism...
Carol Eron's tenure as editor turned out to be more temporary then anyone had expected, however, as Missner marked another possible milestone in American journalism: In late July, only two months after the settlement, the Phoenix publisher dissolved his corporation and sold for $320,000 the name, subscription list and week's classified advertisements to its competitor BAD giving the Phoenix employees three hours' notice to pack up and leave...
...Missner, who during the strike had justified his actions by saying that he had to take steps to provide security in the future," now excused the sale by saying that the publication of two weeklies was no longer financially viable. At that point, it seems, "security in the future" dissolved for The Phoenix...
...Phoenix received the new Boston Phoenix. People who went to their corner newsstands and asked for a copy of Boston after Dark received the new Boston Phoenix. Which would lead one to assume that the staff of The Phoenix, after cleaning out their out their at Richard Missner's offices, headed with few regrets to new positions on BAD publisher Steven Mindich's combined publication...