Mike Field in 6/2/15 TU Career Track

Noone · June 02, 2015, 06:00:44 AM

Congratulations Mike.

Charles Hunter · June 02, 2015, 06:22:20 AM

Link to the article?

Tacachale · June 02, 2015, 08:33:00 AM

More helpfully, here it is:

http://jacksonville.com/business/2015-06-01/story/career-track-whos-move-first-coast

Congrats, to Mike, one of Jax's finest.

BennyKrik · June 02, 2015, 08:57:22 AM

Mike's done a good job of promoting his friends and his Folio Weekly girlfriend's friends (Caron S.). They're a real power couple.
Between the two of them, they will control which business (i.e. restaurants) appear in Folio Weekly, quality of reviews, and whose SBA application gets attention. ..and if you're a minority business owner...you'll never see the light of day cause you ain't a part of the 'cool people' club

Tacachale · June 02, 2015, 09:02:15 AM

Sour grapes much, BennyKrik?

Tacachale · June 02, 2015, 10:05:15 AM

Offering critical opinions and opposing viewpoints is one thing. Anonymous whinging on the internet is another. I doubt you seriously think it's positive or productive.

johnnyliar · June 02, 2015, 10:09:49 AM

Horrible usage of lmgtfy.

Non-RedNeck Westsider · June 02, 2015, 10:14:06 AM

Quote from: johnnyliar on June 02, 2015, 10:09:49 AM
Horrible usage of lmgtfy.

Agreed!! At least have the decency to hyperlink it.

JeffreyS · June 02, 2015, 10:35:13 AM

Being in someone's network always offers an advantage. That's why people network. However accusing people of exclusionary tactics probably ought to come with some evidence in order to be taken seriously. I am biased I am friends with both of them knowing them it is definitely my opinion that promoting jax and the core to a greater extent is more on the agenda than working for their friends.

BennyKrik · June 02, 2015, 10:48:15 AM

Yes I am anonymous. I don't ask you who you are.

You do not think there is a moral hazard between a food critic from Folio Weekly and her significant other who picks and chooses which local businesses get media attention and get promoted? All this translates into dollars. Do you not suspect FW's Best of Jax awards are purchased by advertising dollars?

Everything is this town is vetted. You gotta know the right people to be invited to food and business events. Caron S and Mark Field are those people.

Who the hell coined the term 'Best Food Trucks in Jacksonville' or where did it come from? I hardly believe some of them qualify vs their peers.

Why does Matt Pitman of Times Union actively promote his significant other's Sally Ann Vintage Fashion Truck and his personal friend's FreshJax business on camera in a segment he shot for TU, when RAM opened in 2015. One would believe RAM is all about those two particular vendors out of 160 others.

Anyone and everyone should be shocked by how a food critic/Newspaper or market manager chooses favorites who then receive business support from community and funding. May I please have local beer at OneSpark 2016 from breweries who do not throw their weight around town?

Non-RedNeck Westsider · June 02, 2015, 10:53:42 AM

Quote from: BennyKrik on June 02, 2015, 10:48:15 AM
Yes I am anonymous. I don't ask you who you are.

You do not think there is a moral hazard between a food critic from Folio Weekly and her significant other who picks and chooses which local businesses get media attention and get promoted? All this translates into dollars. Do you not suspect FW's Best of Jax awards are purchased by advertising dollars?

Everything is this town is vetted. You gotta know the right people to be invited to food and business events. Caron S and Mark Field are those people.

Who the hell coined the term 'Best Food Trucks in Jacksonville' or where did it come from? I hardly believe some of them qualify vs their peers.

Why does Matt Pitman of Times Union actively promote his significant other's Sally Ann Vintage Fashion Truck and his personal friend's FreshJax business on camera in a segment he shot for TU, when RAM opened in 2015. One would believe RAM is all about those two particular vendors out of 160 others.

Anyone and everyone should be shocked by how a food critic/Newspaper or market manager chooses favorites who then receive business support from community and funding. May I please have local beer at OneSpark 2016 from breweries who do not throw their weight around town?

Let me know when you're done with this article and I'll have another one for you to check out.

stucksparge · June 02, 2015, 11:01:06 AM

Matt is not a journalist and his features are not news. Many are "sponsored." Further blurring the lines between news and advertising.

BennyKrik · June 02, 2015, 11:58:32 AM

With respect to RAM segment, it wasn't sponsored. It actually appeared as if Matt came to RAM to report about RAMs opening day.
Wesssider, you may respond to my comments.
Posting links to articles with instructions on how to suck my way upto to top is lame

Tacachale · June 02, 2015, 12:12:21 PM

So rather than devoting their own time and money to promoting people they know and projects they can vouch for, they should devote it to people they don't know and projects they can't vouch for. Sounds like a winning strategy.

Gators312 · June 02, 2015, 12:24:44 PM

Quote from: Murder_me_Rachel on June 02, 2015, 09:58:57 AM
Quote from: Tacachale on June 02, 2015, 09:02:15 AM
Sour grapes much, BennyKrik?
Like, OH MY GAWD, SOMEONE DARED TO HAVE AN OPPOSING VIEWPOINT FROM THE GROUPTHINK CIRCLE-JERK?!?!! CAN'T BE THAT THEY ARE EXPRESSING CRITICAL THOUGHT, THEY MUST BE HATERS!! Such weak shit and the reason downtown will never prosper the way it should-- people can't take critical opinions and/or anyone saying anything against the approved narrative.

I actually find there are plenty of opposing viewpoints on this site, it actually is what draws me to the discussions. I don't even know Mike, but I have seen his impact on making DT a better place to live and visit. From what I have seen he is trying to make a difference, and I doubt his efforts are exclusionary, just because someone doesn't run in his "circle". He seems to be an advocate for all the food trucks.