This ACS press release is an embarrassment

Via the ACS newsroom: 

In a joint statement from ACS Chair of the Board of Directors Paul W. Jagodzinski and ACS CEO Thomas Connelly Jr., the American Chemical Society (ACS) reaffirms its support of its independent news outlet, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN):

“We want to assure you that the American Chemical Society remains fully committed to the success of Chemical & Engineering News. The recent reorganization of C&EN as described in Monday’s editorial positions C&EN to better provide our membership with information about ACS activities and efforts. The change does not impact C&EN’s ability to continue to produce the independent, world-class science journalism that it is known for.

“With the full support of ACS, C&EN remains committed to its mission of gathering and delivering news and stories for professionals in the chemistry enterprise from academia, industry and beyond that they cannot find anywhere else. As a top member benefit, we will continue to do all we can to provide direction and resources for C&EN that position it for the future.”

Pardon my language, but are you f------g kidding me? You fire the editor in chief and the most senior editor, and you tell me that this change "better provides our membership with information about ACS activities and efforts"? In what way? 

This is an appalling empty statement from Board Chair Jagodzinski and the outgoing CEO. This statement has no plans, no vision, no ideas as to how the removal of Drs. Campos-Seijo and Kemsley will "better provide [the Society] with information about ACS activities and efforts." The ACS would be better off coming up with trumped-up charges that (I dunno) Jyllian Kemsley was personally stuffing Professor Molenium into a locker on 16th Street than this baloney. 

I would rather that the ACS leadership simply did not make any statement at all than to bring this baloney out and pretend that it will mollify myself or anyone who cares about Chemical and Engineering News.  What a complete embarrassment, and utter disrespect of the membership. I am so disappointed.