Have you heard the good news?

(from left) Mayor Healy, Police Direcor Samuel Jefferson, Police Chief Tom Comey

You wouldn’t mistake ‘em for a well-oiled major metropolitan press operation – whose idea was it to hold a press conference in the lobby, while residents had to walk around it to pay their tax bills, etc.? – but Mayor Jerramiah Healy’s communications operation went on the offensive this week after their big announcement on crime reduction went largely ignored by local media. (FYI to Communications Director Stan Eason et. al.: more than a few of us never got the first press release.)

The mayor didn’t call anyone out specifically, but his beef is always with the Jersey Journal. Despite ample evidence to suggest that more and more of us are getting their news elsewhere, Hizzoner and others continue to think that “if it ain’t in the paper, it didn’t happen.” None the less, there were five or so camera crews and a few radio and newspaper people there to hear the message first hand.

It was long and sometimes tedious, but if you really wanna know what was said, take a listen here.

(The operation of heavy machinery while listening is contraindicated.)

Members of the JCPD standing up