ANF lets newsagents down over Alpha
The ANF made its first statement about the Alpha magazine situation today and said, well, not much. Indeed, they reported the facts as we know them but proposed no action on behalf of members. Newsagents can now add disappointment with the ANF to their disappointment with News Ltd on the Alpha mess for it seems that a week after the Alpha announcement, the ANF does not have a plan.
To those inside the ANF who complain about what I have written here I’d say that this blog post recording another ANF failure to lead could have been easily avoided. Newsagents are angry. Your constituents are angry. Ask what they want of you and do it. This is what newsagents expect from an association – to have their views robustly represented.
No wonder News Ltd thinks it can get away with treating newsagents in such a poor way.