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And so it starts...free food cut from Mizzou pressbox

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Diabeetus, Aug 31, 2009.

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  1. bob

    bob Member

    Free food is a bonus, not a right.
     
    bob, Aug 31, 2009
    #13
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Free caffeine should be a right :)
     
    playthrough, Aug 31, 2009
    #14
  3. Screwball

    Screwball Active Member

    BB Bobcat is right about Dodgers and Angels. When Disney bought the Angels in 1996, they reinstated free food. Then they saw how many freeloaders with a credential came in just for a meal, and they started charging again.

    I can only imagine how many yahoos there could be in a college football press box. If this helps clean some of them out, it could be a great thing.
     
    Screwball, Aug 31, 2009
    #15
  4. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    How does this start anything? The Pirates started charging for food at least 14 years ago.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Aug 31, 2009
    #16
  5. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    And so it starts? No. And so it continues.
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Aug 31, 2009
    #17
  6. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    A ham sandwich, chips and a cookie is not food unless you are in sixth grade.
     
    Ace, Aug 31, 2009
    #18
  7. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    Was the bologna thin- or thick-sliced? Thick is better for sandwiches but thin is better to fry for breakfast.
     
    SixToe, Aug 31, 2009
    #19
  8. WriteThinking

    WriteThinking Well-Known Member

    I never eat free press-box food, anyway, expressly because I don't want anyone thinking I'm there for the free food.
     
    WriteThinking, Aug 31, 2009
    #20
  9. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I bet it was a big deal to a lot of student journalists, though.
     
    Ace, Aug 31, 2009
    #21
  10. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    I had a sports editor once who refused to eat press box food. I never saw much of a problem with it. Either way, it was one of the most insignificant parts of the job.
     
    JackReacher, Aug 31, 2009
    #22
  11. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    NO LITTLE CAESAR'S AT JLA! WHAT"S WRONG WITH YOU, MAN?! Oh. yeah. I forgot. It's cardboard...


    Old line about the Sports staff at the Michigan Daily (especially one former ESPN anchor and one current ESPN NFL insider)
    How many Daily staffers does it take to cover a football game at Michigan? Seven: One to write, six to eat the free hot dogs -- one of whom has to take the hot dogs back to the writer.
     
    slappy4428, Aug 31, 2009
    #23
  12. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    If you're out of college, nobody thinks that...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Aug 31, 2009
    #24
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