Columnist opening in Orlando

How about those of you faultless, talented, oppressed white males complaining about Hill's ascent direct your energies somewhere more positive? Like, say, preparing and sending a resume and clips to the Orlando Sentinel?

 

Hey, her getting that job doesn't affect my life one bit. More power to her. I don't wish ill of her, or grind my teeth in my sleep over it, or think about it much at all.

I just don't think she's very good.

 

I wont even go that far. Not good, not bad... unspectacular... But if she can get that money out of the WWL, go for it...

 

Because the Orlando Sentinel's table of organization is top-heavy. Lotsa chiefs, not enough patrolmen.

And as Montezuma's Revenge noted, she's not very good. There are better columnists working at the UCF student paper.

 

Jinga, while you're avatar pick makes me want to throw up in my mouth, I'm glad someone else sees what I was trying to say.

 

No, the bad ones were actually very, very bad. They weren't magnified, just presented for what they were.

She's a very ordinary writer who will take controversial stands, just because she can.

And whether you like her or not, the fact remains that if she had been a guy, the Sexton column and/or the blog would have resulted in dismissal or demotion.

 

I saw what you were trying to say. I just think for most of the sports print journalists, it's not applicable.

 

Anybody who thinks this is good for Jemele is correct (although hopefully she won't get chewed up and spit out). She should invest wisely ane enjoy her run.
Anybody who thinks this is good for the business is wrong. If she had Wright Thompson/Dan Wetzel talent (sorry to use 2 white males as an example) then bully for her. She is not experienced enough and not talented enough to justify this much money and exposure. That's why it's a bad deal.

 

Sorry, but we can't use "not experienced enough" to describe her. SHe's worked at three papers and has had enough experience by now. She might have breezed through the steps in terms of time there, but she's had plenty of steps.
No more free pass on inexperience.

 

Because the Orlando Sentinel's table of organization is top-heavy. Lotsa chiefs, not enough patrolmen.

What does that mean? Lots of ways to read it.

 

More people to tell you what to do rather than actually do the work?

 

Any columnist who can make that kind of money anywhere is my friend. I've never read word one by Jemele Hill, but I will say this. News organizations make all kinds of incorrect personnel decisions. They rarely go $400,000 wrong, however. Hill's work must have some appeal to someone.
As for the other unpleasant issue on this thread, as an old white guy, I feel compelled to say there's no reason Hill can't fit a demo ESPN was seeking to fill AND be a good writer. If there's one thing I've learned as a job seeker, it's there's a damnable surplus of qualified candidates for every freakin' job in the business.