STATEMENT FROM MATT MARQUARDT ON GLOBE GAZETTE PUBLISHING HIS PHOTO DEAD LAST USING FAKE LAST NAME:
Good day friends. I have been informed that the Globe Gazette ran a story about me and my opponents for city council. They ran my photo dead last with the entirely wrong last name of “BEUHNER” in their newspaper. I find this to be inexcusable – yet typical of their under-handed methods. Also, I attempted to purchase advertising at the Globe Gazette. The editor, David Mayberry, refused my request. He has a history of attacking me earlier this year in a Twitter rant akin to that of a spoiled child. The Globe Gazette has not yet apologized or reached out to me to make this right.
I have called the Globe Gazette to try to get to the bottom of this. I reached David Mayberry. He was extremely rude to me. He refused to have me in to the office to apologize, and he refused to sell me advertising for a second time. Then, he hung up the phone.
I’m sorry that this is the level that Mason City politics has sunk to. My campaign will continue in earnest until we secure victory.
FYI Matt, a media source refusing to sell ad space after allowing other competitors-candidates to buy ad space, is against the law. There must be equal opportunity. Turn them in to the state election boards.
Matt you are so great and the globe sucks. Why would you care if they won’t let you advertise. Probably because you know you can’t and won’t win. So this is your scapegoat to blame the globe. Just like you blamed bookmeyer because solberg beat you. You have not figured out that your site is a joke and you are a hypocrite.
What a hoot!
Marquardt has attacked virtually every city official, the CoC and many business people in this town. He has belittled and name-called most of them.
Now I am not a fan of the GG or the current city administration but it is funny as hell that when Marquardt is on the receiving end, he whines like a little schoolgirl.
Suck it up Marquardt, if you want to play you had best put on some big-boy pants.
Matt who is that lady who got a death grip on your powerful arm? Amazing… did you file assault charge for that, cause wow, she look like she attack you big time. Did that leave a mark? Why those richers always mess with you? They hate the truth, those chamber types just want ALL out money for theor playpens. I hope you get the law involved and sue them. Buy the way I voted NO today!
I am shocked at this – Matt, you don’t deserve this treatment from them. Keep working on your news and your campaign and your darling kids you will be on top in no time.
Todd Blodgett. has not had a clue in a very long time,. . MY Husband in every way. Proved Blodget wrong. Look up the discussions Will and whomever had. Mr knew his stuff. Blodgett did not
We cancelled our Globe subscription right after they fired Todd Blodgett. We always read his columns, we are glad he has found a place for it here on the N.I.T.
We know Todd, he told us that some of his friends organized a boycott of former Globe advertisers. This has been in effect since about the middle of April, if I recall it right.
Mayberry is not only a weirdo, he is wrong in the brain and bad for the paper. I bet you the big shots down to the Lee offices get rid of him real soon. We will pray.
Matt you are not only a dipshit but the king of all dipshits. Get over yourself.
ATTACKED! What a joke.
Not to worry Matt. No one who counts reads that rag anyway. He just made a fool of himself again. I am cancelling my subscription tomorrow.
Wait just a minute………….Mason City has a newspaper?!?!
We dropped the Glob years back. After years and years of outright lying we just gave up. We ended up calling the local newspaper THE CHICKEN DINNER NEWS!
It would be really fun to see that moniker stick.
When it comes to Mr. Mayberry, since he has taken helm of the paper he has fired countless people and friends that work for him say the morale is in the cellar. It is clearly a hostile work environment and I have to believe his days are numbered. At some point the parent company will step in.
Seriously? This “publication” constantly rags on the GG and you are surprised that they decline the advertising revenue? What alternate reality are you living in?
Hey Matt – see you got my message about your name change _ give’m hell and don’t trust them! Slimy democraps/filth.
You reap what you sew
My grandma takes the Globb, she has suscribe to it since before my mom was born. She is on a fix income, the Globb it charges over $300 something like that, for a years worth to her little apt in Grant village. So since the Globb kicks away peoples money I will call in to them say I want my grandma’s suscription to come down. On the price, I mean.
If money bags Mayberry has so much dough over there ok then he can cut some slack to a old lady who is near 85, give her a break on the big cost of this rag. Good on you Mr Markward, thank you for this report.
I am also going tell my aunt she lives up to the I O O F home about this thing, she deserve a reduce price on this to, I will help her get it.
My wife and I run a small business here in Mason, she is going to call up to the Globe, demand a rate reduction in our advertising prices. No we are not biggies. But we do spend a couple thou a year. So if Mr Mayberry can turn down money for ads from NIT then he can cut us a break on the prices we pay.
Thank you Matt for informing us about what is really going on down there. I will hit you back after she talks to Mayberry.
No one cares.
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This is nothing new. The Globe Gazette has been a sorry excuse for a newspaper for as long as I can remember. It’s an embarrassment to the citizens of Mason City! Thanks for sharing, Matt!