
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for transparency. Just not when it comes to personnel matters.
And it's happened again.
A small town newspaper reporter has filed a freedom of information act request to obtain the names of the applicants for the CEO gig at a Destination Marketing Organization in Ohio. And then, posted the names and short bios of the 23.
The story notes that one applicant pulled their name from consideration when notified that their name would go public. I'm stunned that it was only one...because most of the aspiring DMO pros are gainfully employed. And, in this internet world, word will clearly get back to their current employers that one of their employees is looking.
But, even with one...what if that was THE person that could have turned Union County around? What if this reporter had, in their zeal to prove their investigative chops or fill space, inhibited the County's ability to grow their economy, create jobs and new business start-ups?
The world doesn't care about applicants for a DMO gig. So why write a story that could limit the community's choices? Just because you can?
If this kinda stuff continues (and I'm seeing it more and more), the best and the brightest will stop applying for jobs.
When will anyone in the media understand the word consequence?
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