Τετάρτη, 25 Απριλίου, 2012
Σύμφωνα με πρωτοσέλιδο άρθρο του Διευθυντή της εφημερίδας κ. Μπαγλανέα η εφημερίδα αναστέλει την κυκλοφορία της.
Πριν 11 χρόνια μία φιλότιμη προσπάθεια Ελλήνων Ομογενών (Γεώργιος Μπεχράκης, Γεώργιος Χρύσης και 'Αρθουρ Κουμαντζέλης) πρωτοστάτησαν και δημιούργησαν την Ελληνική Φωνή αναπληρώνοντας το κενό που είχε αφήσει η εφημερίδα Ελληνικό Χρονικό (Hellenic Chronicle). Παρακάτω είναι το αποχαιρετιστήριο μήνυμα του κ. Μπαγλανέα
No matter the contents of each issue, the Voice was consistent in producing a publication that had something foreveryone.
Credit for the undertaking of such a venture belongs to the original founders, George D. Behrakis, George C. Chryssis and Arthur G. Koumantzelis. It was their vision which made this 11-year experiment in serving the community possible. Eleven years during which the paper enjoyed a technological evolution allowing for greater efficiencies in production, as well as significant improvements in sourcing quality content, graphic design and layout at the same time.
In our first year, for example,90 percent of our newswas derived from searches and subscriptions to wire services. Today, fully sixty percent of what you read in the paper comes from unsolicited material, in-house writing, or a freelance writer and photographer network established over time, providing us with varied subject matter for our pages.
And with the exception of the founders, it is the colleagues I have had the privilege of working with over the years, culminating in the present staff, the most talented and dedicated I have experienced,who deserve praise for a job extremely well done.
Nearly 10,000 pages spread out over 551 issues, without ever missing a deadline despite snowstorms, electrical failure, equipment malfunctions and computer or server crashes. And only once did our off-site printers ever hear the dreaded words, “Stop the presses!”
There is no shortage of anecdotes and recollections of characters we have encountered over these past 11 years, and overwhelmingly the experiences have been enjoyable, meaningful and educational, to say the least. And we have been very fortunate to have had a strong core of subscribers and advertisers who, in many cases, have been with us since the beginning. Suffice it to say, we would never have had the good fortune to have succeeded so long without them.
It is to them that we say thank you, along with the freelance writers, photographers and contractors who have all played an intricate role in contributing their support and talent to the finished product you have witnessed each week, both through our print and online editions.
So, here we are, at the start of what would have been our 12th year of publication – a newspaper founded for the best of purposes, and closing for the best of reasons.
We our living in a quickly changing world, and in response to those changes, Mosaic Communications Group, LLC, the holding company of The Hellenic Voice, has determined that there are more effective outlets for committing attention and resources to address issues that concern us all.
Ours is a proud community, both in terms of the ancient contributions made in so many varied disciplines that established the foundation for Western civilization, and the commitment to our faith and heritage that we carry within us today.
And perhaps the greatest of all contributions made by our ancestry, and the driving force at the founding of this great nation, America, which we call home, is the concept of liberty. May we never forget the sacrifices made in its defense.
Honor the Lord thy God, and in so doing, honor your family and country.
While it’s time, for many things, for now it’s time… to say goodbye.
John T. Baglaneas
Executive Editor & Managing Director
Σύμφωνα με πρωτοσέλιδο άρθρο του Διευθυντή της εφημερίδας κ. Μπαγλανέα η εφημερίδα αναστέλει την κυκλοφορία της.
Πριν 11 χρόνια μία φιλότιμη προσπάθεια Ελλήνων Ομογενών (Γεώργιος Μπεχράκης, Γεώργιος Χρύσης και 'Αρθουρ Κουμαντζέλης) πρωτοστάτησαν και δημιούργησαν την Ελληνική Φωνή αναπληρώνοντας το κενό που είχε αφήσει η εφημερίδα Ελληνικό Χρονικό (Hellenic Chronicle). Παρακάτω είναι το αποχαιρετιστήριο μήνυμα του κ. Μπαγλανέα
It’s time… to say Goodbye
Eleven years ago, nearly to the day, the first issue of a novel publication was introduced to the Hellenic American community. Named The Hellenic Voice, the periodical was intended to fill the void left by the retirement a year earlier of the wellrespected Hellenic Chronicle.
The headline of that first issue was “A Voice is Born,” very much indicative of a central theme to its purpose. Designed to be a weekly newspaper reporting on the contributions of Hellenes, past and present, from the perspective of the Greek American experience, while always being respectful of our ancestry and our Holy Orthodox faith, the Voice also served its readership by speaking out on issues that had direct implications for them at the local, national and global level.No matter the contents of each issue, the Voice was consistent in producing a publication that had something foreveryone.
Credit for the undertaking of such a venture belongs to the original founders, George D. Behrakis, George C. Chryssis and Arthur G. Koumantzelis. It was their vision which made this 11-year experiment in serving the community possible. Eleven years during which the paper enjoyed a technological evolution allowing for greater efficiencies in production, as well as significant improvements in sourcing quality content, graphic design and layout at the same time.
In our first year, for example,90 percent of our newswas derived from searches and subscriptions to wire services. Today, fully sixty percent of what you read in the paper comes from unsolicited material, in-house writing, or a freelance writer and photographer network established over time, providing us with varied subject matter for our pages.
And with the exception of the founders, it is the colleagues I have had the privilege of working with over the years, culminating in the present staff, the most talented and dedicated I have experienced,who deserve praise for a job extremely well done.
Nearly 10,000 pages spread out over 551 issues, without ever missing a deadline despite snowstorms, electrical failure, equipment malfunctions and computer or server crashes. And only once did our off-site printers ever hear the dreaded words, “Stop the presses!”
There is no shortage of anecdotes and recollections of characters we have encountered over these past 11 years, and overwhelmingly the experiences have been enjoyable, meaningful and educational, to say the least. And we have been very fortunate to have had a strong core of subscribers and advertisers who, in many cases, have been with us since the beginning. Suffice it to say, we would never have had the good fortune to have succeeded so long without them.
It is to them that we say thank you, along with the freelance writers, photographers and contractors who have all played an intricate role in contributing their support and talent to the finished product you have witnessed each week, both through our print and online editions.
So, here we are, at the start of what would have been our 12th year of publication – a newspaper founded for the best of purposes, and closing for the best of reasons.
We our living in a quickly changing world, and in response to those changes, Mosaic Communications Group, LLC, the holding company of The Hellenic Voice, has determined that there are more effective outlets for committing attention and resources to address issues that concern us all.
Ours is a proud community, both in terms of the ancient contributions made in so many varied disciplines that established the foundation for Western civilization, and the commitment to our faith and heritage that we carry within us today.
And perhaps the greatest of all contributions made by our ancestry, and the driving force at the founding of this great nation, America, which we call home, is the concept of liberty. May we never forget the sacrifices made in its defense.
Honor the Lord thy God, and in so doing, honor your family and country.
While it’s time, for many things, for now it’s time… to say goodbye.
John T. Baglaneas
Executive Editor & Managing Director
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