Sports Writer, Fort Collins, Colorado

Knew a guy who applied at this place a couple years back. They called him, asked him to come in for an interview, he shows up, the editor who called him in for an interview said he never asked him to come in and he wasn't getting the interview and basically told him to leave.

 

Similar situation happened to me roughly a year ago. Sean Duff and I began the interview, and as it carried on, he began talking about things I never did before... Turns out he had someone else's resume in his hand and that's who he thought I was who he called in for the interview. Duff is an odd duck for sure...

 

Job's been reposted. Now they're looking for a high school reporter.
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1195336

It looks as though Sean Duff is still the SE. What that means is open to interpretation.

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/42548/

 

Doesn't a universal desk mean desk work across all universes of the newspaper?
Does that mean doing desk work at this shop could have you laying out Page 1, or the fashion section, or the editorial page, etc.?

 

Sean Duff = run far, far away.

 

Sean Duff has misrepresented the positions being offered to candidates before, i.e. told them they were being hired for a writing job and almost immediately moving them to the desk upon their arrival. Be very, very careful.

 

Offered to in-house candidate, uncertain if he/she has accepted yet.

 

Has there ever been a thread on here where an editor or another employee was specifically cited as a reason to stay away from a job come on here to defend themselves? I've seen some people set the record straight on quick turnaround or general problems at specific place, but never specific complaint like the one against this Fort Collins editor or that guy in Fitchburg, Mass.

 

He has accepted, has been doing the beat since the start of the season and it was actually the plan all along to give him the job, but the sports editor decided to post the position anyway. They also promoted a part-timer to a full-time copy editor position as a result, I believe.

The guy who got the job was actually a sports reporter there about 10 years ago and recently returned to the area.