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Chris Jones on Jason Whitlock

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Moderator1, Jan 24, 2011.

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  1. otc

    otc New Member

    I'm not sure CJ thinks he's famous at all. And I'm even less sure he cares. If he really cared about publicity, he would have done this on his My Second Empire blog on Esquire, not on a Wordpress site he just started


    Jones' blog was never going to be on Esquire's site. He doesn't represent them that way.

    Believe me. The blog is all about the ego trip you get by establishing yourself as a sage to the masses. It's not a bad thing - feeding your ego can help you do better work when you get stuck in a rut. You just have to use your power responsibly. And in this case ... fail.






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  2. otc

    otc New Member

    Sorry - no disrespect. Translation: The decision makers at some media companies I'm not going to name here.
     
  3. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Can you provide examples of their writing that would be equal to Jones's "The Things That Carried Him"? Or maybe his Ebert profile?

    And the fact that your journalism friends are asking "Who the fuck is Jones" says more about them than Chris.

    And, so we're clear: I know Chris, have been fortunate enough to have had dinner and a few beers him but by no means are we friends.

    His piss-up with Whitlock was maybe unfortunate but it doesn't define Jones who, in my opinion, is a real mensch.
     
  4. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

  5. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    You've made a few posters cry.
     
  6. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    I bet Those Who Matter also would not last at sj, as they'd realize soon enough we are not deserving of their presence any longer.
     
  7. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    I wouldn't name them either, because if they are anything like the fuckups who just destroyed Fanhouse and fired John Feinstein, they are idiots.
     
  8. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    The things they carry.
     
  9. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Can you provide them with the opportunity to write them?
     
  10. Mark McGwire

    Mark McGwire Member

    This entire thread is an exercise in Kabuki so dense as to truly befuddle the imagination.

    And the fact it's allowed to stand tells you all you need to know, really. And don't argue. If you don't get what that means, you don't know what's going on.

    But I see our friend Boom has returned to his Things They Carried motif, and something struck me, cause, you know, as a journalist, I like to check things out.

    When Jones' story originally came out, I thought I remembered Boom loving it. And I was right.

    Boom on "The Things That Carried Him":

    Here is the thread for verification. Boom didn't delete it like he does so many other embarrassing posts, since someone else quoted it.

    http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/posts/1924607/

    Then after Jones won a National Magazine Award for the story, Boom decided to troll Jones.

    http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/posts/2439716/

    So, like Boom's hero, John Kerry, I guess he was for Jones before he was against him.

    And that's why people like Jones don't post here anymore. Not because there are trolls on the internet. But because here they're allowed to run the joint. And it wasn't worth the effort anymore.
     
  11. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    I gotta admit, that's pretty good.
     
  12. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    You should like this one even better then Elliot:

     
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