Dear Readers,
Today I received an email from the CEO of Asia City Media Group (not sure for Thailand or the whole group) Here it is:
— On Wed, 9/30/09, Gretchen Worth <gretchen@asia-city.co.th> wrote:
From: Gretchen Worth <gretchen@asia-city.co.th>
Subject: RE: Mooncake Lab – distasteful article owes an apology.
To: Stacy
Cc: “Gregoire Glachant” <Greg@asia-city.co.th>
Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 6:56 AM
Dear Stacy:
Thank you for your emails.
Our editor has answered your email personally, and BK Magazine has published Lawrence’s email in the Letters section of the issue dated September 25, 2009.
We consider this matter closed.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Worth
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To which I replied:
Dear Gretchen,
Thank you for your email. I have never received a personal response from Mr. Gregoire Glachant. I know that he responded to ONE complaint of many. His email did not contain any apology. Please find it below.
Publishing Lawrence’s letter is not adequate. This action does not absolve your offensive article. Your editor clearly offended people. Since he spoke on behalf of BK Magazine “We at BK Magazine do not like Mooncakes” an apology should be printed. This would be a great gesture from BK Magazine.
I am very disappointed about how all of you have handled this matter. Even in your email, there is no sense of remorse, and your “We consider this matter closed” is very cold and unapologetic.
As a part of Asia City Media Group, how could an article like this be published? HK Magazine, IS Magazine, S-H Magazine would never publish an article like this because they know it would backfire. I am including them in this email so they can see how their Asia City affiliate so poorly deals with readers and so poorly handles public relations.
Please print a public apology.
Best wishes,
Stacy
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I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! Gretchen Worth’s email is so cold and unapologetic. I am not asking for them to be the friendliest people on the block, but still. Why are they not apologising? Do they think just by publishing ONE opinion letter in their “Letter” section this can absolve their misjudgement?
I am shocked and appalled about how unprofessional they are. I hope that they will change their minds and print an apology. My friend told me that if this happened in the US, or Canada, these people would be in big trouble! Come on people!! I don’t believe and I won’t beleive that just because this happened in Thailand we can also shrug our shoulders and let them say whatever they want??
BK MAGAZINE PLEASE PRINT AN APOLOGY!
Shocked appalled and frustrated with BK MAGAZINE,
Stacy