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More bads news for
Chesapeake
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And this is just the tip of
what to come : )
More bads news for
Chesapeake
LOL
And this is just the tip of
what to come : )
Just three months after its inception, Chesapeake Energy Corp. said it would cancel development of Shale.TV, an online news channel designed to provide factual information about shale development the Oklahoma City-based company said was not being presented thoroughly enough by area news organizations.
In an e-mail, Jerri Robbins, public relations manager, said the move comes in response the “economic challenges” faced by the country and the industry.
“As tough as it is for us to make this decision, it nevertheless represents a move to focus our resources and activities on natural gas exploration and production in our key Barnett, Haynesville, Fayetteville, and Marcellus shale gas plays,” Robbins said in the statement. When asked, she declined to disclose how much money the company expected to save from the program’s cancellation.
Chesapeake Energy announced the public relations initiative July 10 when it tapped longtime Texas newsman Tracy Rowlett, previously an anchor at KTVT Channel 11, producer Olive Talley and local journalist John Sparks to lead the news channel. Texas Christian University-graduate Adam Fox and Ashley White, a television reporter from Oklahoma City, also were employed.
At the time, Chesapeake Energy’s Julie Wilson, vice president for corporate development, said the channel would fill a void for area residents seeking in-depth information about natural gas drilling and production.
“We have heard repeatedly and consistently from residents, critics, supporters, lessors, city staff, government officials and civic leaders about the lack of consumer-friendly educational information available to the public about issues and opportunities related to natural gas drilling, production and pipelines, particularly as they relate to an urban environment,” Wilson said in the July 10 press release.
Shale.TV has been slated to debut in September, but a company representative later said the channel would debut in mid-October.
“…we hired the very best journalists we could find to head this innovative endeavor for us,” Robbins said in the e-mail. “They have been tirelessly working to produce a high-quality program covering an assortment of developments pertaining to the Barnett and other shale plays. Tracy Rowlett, Olive Talley and John Sparks are true professionals and represent the best of the best in journalism. We are deeply disappointed that their extraordinary work will not be seen.”
Robbins said she did not know what arrangements the company made with Shale.TV employees.
Shale.TV Reporter Adam Fox said he enjoyed his time at Shale.TV but understands its cancellation strictly was a “business decision” handled with “compassion.”
“My work was intended to be educational and informational for the public so they could be better informed about natural gas drilling in the Barnett Shale and other shale plays around the nation,” Fox said in an e-mail to the Business Press. “I am very pleased with the stories I wrote, shot, and edited. It’s just unfortunate that the public won’t get a chance to see all of the great work everyone has done here. I know that it would have helped people better understand what’s happening around their communities and homes.”
