Searching for Johnny Salami

Johnny Salami

are you looking for me?

Lisa

Nice article, my fellow NYU grad. Please do an update in time.

For example, you could take a trip to the strip club. You know, "research."

Frobozz

There's only one known Johnny Salami in the New York metro area -- and he's in show business -- and you didn't bother to contact him? Think Salami might have known somebody on The Sopranos cast or crew and went to this going-away party as a guest? What are the odds of that vs. the odds that a Reuters New York bureau chief would make up a phony character?

shocked

what the f? You really wasted your time writing this article? Did you bother actually finding him before trashing an actual reporter.

It took me 35 minutes to find Johnny Salami and I'm not a reporter just someone who couldn't believe that he didn't exist.

This is either sloppy journalism or a witch hunt to discredit a reporter. What kind of beef do you have against Mark Egan ? He didn't help you do your job? So what? You showed him. Now he'll never help you. Obviously he was right not to.

Good luck in your next career whatever that is.

BTW - Johnnyfsalami@aol.com

35 minutes

Raoul Duke

You guys better yank this story, quick, because you're looking more and more like you tried to play a game of gotcha with a journo when you ain't really got nuthin'.

The sad part about is that you could have written a pretty good underdog piece, because the instinct was a good one - the name does look b.s. But the cocky tone of the wanker who spent six weeks on this like he was Walter f'in Cronkite is offensive and offputting. Nice cigar, buddy.

David Goldenberg

Froboz, Shocked and Raoul,

This is David Goldenberg, an editor here at Gelf. I'm writing to point out that our writer did not embark on his search for Mr. Salami with ill will. Several people had raised questions about Salami prior to the start of our reporting, and we were hoping to figure out who he was.

That said, our writer found real problems with the sourcing in Egan's piece--he put one person at Satin Dolls who says she was not there.

--David

Frobozz

Your writer found *one* problem (not 'problems' as you insist -- wrong again!) with the story, and that's one that could be explained as an error by an editorial assistant who may have been in several locations and talked to a number of people on the same night. It's a dumb error, so I guess 'hurrah' for you for pointing out that the (accurate) quote wasn't given where the story said it was given, but you are seriously deluding yourself if you think that error was the really point of this snarky and poorly reported piece.

The point of this piece was to accuse a Reuters reporter of making up a character out of whole cloth -- without ever directly saying that, since that would be libel and couldn't be proven because of the apparently bad reporting here. You know it, I know it, everyone reading this piece knows it. But it appears you're wrong.

I think you should make this intern call up Egan and apologize to him personally. I somehow doubt that will happen.

Sal

Why was Egan such an asshole?

Raoul Duke

Hey everyone, we should back off the Gelfers. The entire staff probably has about 18 credits of journalism classes under their belts from various SUNY schools.

By the way, are you guys looking for writers? Hell, even I could have found Salami, and all I would've charged you is 35 cents for a phone call. Your guy jacked up the story AND blew 2/3 of your $300-a-month budget calling Michigan and driving out to the Bing.

With all due respect to Clint Eastwood, you guys are a bunch of punks.

raoul duke

Sal, quit making up e-mail addresses. Even if that is your e-mail address, Gelf may accuse you of making it up.

Timmy

"Gluckstadt" sounds like a fake name to me.

Glenn Greenwald

I smell sockpuppetry in these comments.

Ashley Pomeroy

"I smell sockpuppetry in these comments."

You don't say. I wonder which of these people are not who they say they are; and I wonder who they are, they who are?

Steven

Judging by the comments to this article, there's a lot of concerned Reuters employees with nothing better to do than post angry responses on the internet. How many of these comments are actually from Egan himself I wonder.

The truth is that Reuters makes it way too easy. This isn't anything new for them. One would find more accurate news by reading Mad Magazine.

Rick Ellensburg

Greenwald is right! (As always.)

raoul duke

Where do you work Steve? AP? Bloomberg?

Rob Taylor

Even if there was only "one problem" this is a big story. Making up facts in a news report is the kind of half assed nonsense that makes people trust blogs more than newspapers.

Congrats to Michael for doing some real reporting, something Egan refused to do.

Taylor Bob

The fact is that Gluckstadt could have found Salami if he knew what he was doing. Then he could have written a 200-word groundbreaker about Reuters putting someone at the wrong place, thereby uncovering the biggest journalistic fraud of our time.

Hence Gluckstadt's employment at Gelf.

Glenn Greenwald's Roomie

Hey maybe Johnny can bring his salami down here to Brazil. Glenn and I would warmly welcome him.

This is pretty sad stuff. An intern busts a Reuters hack and the hack responds with sock puppets lamely defending Egan.

Reuters is circling the drain.

Johnny Salami

Yes its me Johnny Salami..I was the first to respond in comments section..I also tried to convince Michael who is was..but no cigar..if your interested in my cd please visit cdbaby.com/johnnysalami. I also have a dvd coming out soon..Hope to hear from you all soon..Also please listen to the Wiseguy Show on Sirius radio channel 104 raw dog.. they are all my friends..I will be on the repeats this Saturday from 4pm-7pm. They know me by name JOHNNY SALAMI!

David

Why are those of you who are ragging on this article being wankers. It was a fun article to read and you are all taking it a bit too seriously.

MC

Johnny Salami is a comedian from NJ. I he grew up in Jersey City. He has been on the Wise Guys XM radio show numerous times as a guest. Next time you try to write an article to discredit a fellow journalist finish your research. Going back to a gogo bar thinking that people are going to remember or take notice to a patron on probably their busiest night
is absurd. People were there to watch two things the Soprano's finale and p@#$y.

Peteyapple

I have known Johnny Salami for 20 years. He is a up and coming comedian and we rented a Beach House down the Jersey Shore for 15 years in the 90's to 2005. Salami is the Best! Man of his word! He will make it big some day like Rodney Dangerfield. Salami is Funny as Balls! Don't ask him to play softball because he was on our Shore House Team in our North vs South Games and we traded him to the South although he is from Rutherford now because he Sucked and actually ran to 3rd base once after hitting the Ball :)

Johnny Pudge

I know this cat all too well. He runs in the same group with myself, Petey Apple and Bobby Pizza just to name a few. We did years of summer houses together on the Jersey shore. He is one funny dude and I'm not talking about his looks or physical attributes, this guy will make you piss your pants when he gets on a roll. Salami come see me at Jenks one of these weekends, you know where to find me.

Michael Gluckstadt

If any of the above people who commented have Johnny Salami's contact info, please email me ASAP

jerry

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Mark the Spark

Jerry,
What the hell are you doing giving out Salami's fat chick hotline #. That number is reserved for Johnny girls only. That's F@#&k*d up Jerry. I know who you are and I'm going to find you. I am sending Micheal Gluckstadt to find you. Mike I'll give you a lead his real name is Gerard he's trying to throw us off his trail going by the name of Jerry. (Yeah, like Jerry's a believable name!!!) Lead #2. He is also the recipient of the North vs South Softball League
JOHNNY SALAMI AWARD !!!
Shout out to my peeps !!
Petey Apple, Johnny Pudge hope all is well.
Mark the Spark

who cares

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mcutts179

That's not funny writing that shit about Johnny. If you don't know him don't post nasty comments about him. i'm his friend and I don't appreciate someone knocking him. find something else better to do with your time "Mark the Spark" go punch your clown.

Mcutts179

who cares again

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The boys from Jersey City

To know John you have to hang out with him. Our crew did the dance club scene in New York City and Jersey in the 80's and 90's. HE IS ONE FUNNY FUCK. The Jersey Shore, The Bahamas, the Colinette Diner, fat chicks, "swallow sauce", "have a another donut", "my good man", "suck a c%#$". He could make dead people laugh at the city morgue. HIDE YOU DAUGHTERS, HERE COMES JOHNNY SALAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sara

Salami has been on the Soprano's as an extra many times! He's also a well know comic in the new york, new jersey area!

Saw him hanging out with Artie Lange in the city- How could you not find him?

Artie

Comedian Johnny Salami called into the Howard Stern show to talk to Artie Lange about this event and discussed some of his own personal experiences. Salami is very spontaneous and the crowd must be tough skinned. People like him and Artie DO NOT do this type of Blue comedy humor. Censoring their jokes to keep it safe not to offend the crowd! Its comedy people, you go out to laugh expect anything! These guys work hard to make people laugh, they don’t know what the hell you find funny and they really don’t care so all is fair game to some comedians. It’s just like TV- you don’t like it change the channel, if you don’t like the comic leave but enough with the censorship and the BS is Artie ok for Conan for a good time slot? I recently saw Artie’s buddy Johnny Salami at the New York Comedy Club and he killed the place, he’s rough but funny as hell. So if you don’t want lame jokes and you can handle Artie type humor Johnny Salami is also worth checking out since we are on this topic. Again most people would not have even heard of or for that matter seen this show if it wasn’t for Artie; smart move HBO.

www.johnnysalami.net

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