b) This is a blog, not a newspaper. It doesn’t have to be based on research, but it merely states subjective opinions. That’s what blogs do. That’s why I said “zeugt meiner Meinung nach” (according to MY opinion).
Still, the sources I found said the cancellation was due to low ticketsales, and since this is obviously one of the reasons, my statement is not wrong per se.

I’m sorry that the festival couldn’t take place, because, quite frankly, I thought the line-up was excellent, and I’m glad you responded to the people and the inquiries, and i’m also happy to hear that many of them had a nice time nonetheless. This doesn’t change the fact, however, that I’d be pissed if this is announced two days before the festival. Again: my opinion, entirely subjective.

Regards,

‘Eikman’

Should you have any questions regarding the organization behind the Transmission Festival, then please feel free to contact me directly with your concerns instead of hiding anonymously behind a blog and posting a comment that can only be described as sloppy journalism.

Surely you know that the first principle of journalism is research. Clearly you are not aware of this concept, for if you were, you would have looked for the facts before posting such rubbish!

I cannot comment on the ‘Wild in the Country’ festival being cancelled, but the cancellation of Transmission has absolutely nothing to do with the reasons you cited. Yes, the pre sales were not as expected, but there were alot more factors that lead to the decision to cancel.

Also, for your information, I personally replied to every single email we received from the public all over Europe last week, and even though the festival was cancelled, they still came and made a holiday over the weekend. I spent the festival weekend going to the exhibitions, films and music seminars with them and speaking with them, and I seriously doubt that you will find many people who are as disgruntled as you imply.

So, in closing, I invite you to contact me on the above email address and we can take it from there.

Kind regards

Niamh Burkeneff

Festival Director, Transmission Festival ‘08