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Sad Day in Orlando

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by otownguy, Nov 16, 2011.

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  1. Mystery Meat II

    Mystery Meat II Well-Known Member

    Yeah, but it's only open three days a week.
     
    Mystery Meat II, Nov 17, 2011
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  2. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Whew.

    I thought Goofy had been caught showering with Donald Duck's nephews.
     
    TigerVols, Nov 17, 2011
    #14
  3. shockey

    shockey Active Member

    whew! i feared 'the doll house' had burned to the ground.
     
    shockey, Nov 17, 2011
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  4. Uncle.Ruckus

    Uncle.Ruckus Guest

    HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

    LAYOFFS ARE HILARIOUS!!!

    HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
     
    Uncle.Ruckus, Nov 17, 2011
    #16
  5. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    This times 1,000. Although I think if the thread had been placed on the journalism board, or if it was announced in the thread title that it was layoffs and not, "Hey, this guy is gone..." it might have gotten a different reaction.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Nov 17, 2011
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  6. Uncle.Ruckus

    Uncle.Ruckus Guest

    Yeah, point taken on it being on the wrong board.

    But still, Jesus fucking Christ. A guy lost his job.
     
    Uncle.Ruckus, Nov 17, 2011
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  7. murphyc

    murphyc Well-Known Member

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    murphyc, Nov 17, 2011
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  8. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    The framing of this thread is all wrong, but I do wonder if we can steer the conversation toward how you handle your NBA reporter if there isn't an NBA season?
     
    Versatile, Nov 17, 2011
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  9. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I guess you lay him off.
     
    Ace, Nov 17, 2011
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  10. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I don't think this guy was the lead Magic writer. But I would not be surprised to see NBA writers targeted if there's no season. Newspapers won't want to pay someone's salary if the season winds up being canceled.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Nov 17, 2011
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  11. SF_Express

    SF_Express Active Member

    Well it's a good point, but it's not that simple, really.

    Unless you have an army covering the NBA and you decide, "Well, even when they return, we're going to cut back anyway," there's a lot of cost to letting somebody go and rehiring when the NBA comes back, so for the most part, I think you simply use him/her somewhere else and have them cover the labor part of it until the NBA returns.
     
    SF_Express, Nov 17, 2011
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  12. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    I agree. And at this point, no one has an army covering the NBA. The Washington Post is down to one writer, Michael Lee, who used to cover the league but now covers the Wizards as well. The Boston Globe has Gary Washburn on the NBA and Julian Benbow on the Celtics, but I believe that's it. Los Angeles Times has three NBA writers, if not two, left to cover two teams now that they laid off Heisler. The New York Times hasn't moved to replace Jonathan Abrams, so it's down to Howard Beck and occasionally Harvey Araton. Chicago Tribune has K.C. Johnson and not much help.

    You keep the NBA writer and for now ask him to bulk up your NHL or college basketball coverage.
     
    Versatile, Nov 17, 2011
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