Ron Borges retires from Boston Globe

[fishwrapper]

I realize that it's page one news, but there is that pesky war in Iraq...

And I'm sure on warcorrespondents.com's "Iraq topics only" thread, they're chattering away about the war. This, however, is sportsjournalists.com's "journalism topics only" thread. That would seem to be an appropriate place to discuss why one of the biggest names in sports journalism suddenly announced his retirement right after coming off a plagiarism-related suspension, and why said writer's employer felt compelled to use the PR trick of releasing this news on Friday night.

A valid question:
If the Globe released the news on, say, a Wednesday, how big of a reaction are we talking about?

 

[Ben_Hecht]

"One of the biggest names in sports journalism . . . "

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Maybe, MAYBE, one of the biggest 1,000 . . . MAYBE

AP's gotta be Ron. Gotta be.

(And, no, I am NOT one of the biggest 1,000 . . . difference is, I know it. Self-knowledge is a wonderful thing.
More should try to cultivate it).

 

[miamiheraldchick]

He's a very well-known guy, on the level of sports writers who aren't on ESPN all the time.

Here is what I found disappointing: The Boston Globe story should at least have noted that he had recently been suspended. Especially since the plagiarism followed high-profile cases at the Globe in the past (Barnicle, Smith, etc.).

 

[anonymousprick]

"One of the biggest names in sports journalism . . . "

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Maybe, MAYBE, one of the biggest 1,000 . . . MAYBE

AP's gotta be Ron. Gotta be.

(And, no, I am NOT one of the biggest 1,000 . . . difference is, I know it. Self-knowledge is a wonderful thing.
More should try to cultivate it).

Far from it, Woodward (or is that Bernstein?). Something seems fishy about this episode. Why would Borges call attention to that?

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

I realize that it's page one news, but there is that pesky war in Iraq...

And I'm sure on warcorrespondents.com's "Iraq topics only" thread, they're chattering away about the war. This, however, is sportsjournalists.com's "journalism topics only" thread. That would seem to be an appropriate place to discuss why one of the biggest names in sports journalism suddenly announced his retirement right after coming off a plagiarism-related suspension, and why said writer's employer felt compelled to use the PR trick of releasing this news on Friday night.

Yes, because the Globe has an Obligation To Its Readers to put this in 20-point type above the fold on Monday morning.
Jesus H.

 

[Tom Petty]

I realize that it's page one news, but there is that pesky war in Iraq...

And I'm sure on warcorrespondents.com's "Iraq topics only" thread, they're chattering away about the war. This, however, is sportsjournalists.com's "journalism topics only" thread. That would seem to be an appropriate place to discuss why one of the biggest names in sports journalism suddenly announced his retirement right after coming off a plagiarism-related suspension, and why said writer's employer felt compelled to use the PR trick of releasing this news on Friday night.

p-word dog. they shoulda canned his ass instead of suspending him when they had the first bite at the apple.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Okay . . . but "one of the biggest names of sports journalism" remains a gross exaggeration, when discussing RB.

At least we'll be spared those NFL notes columns, with those endless references to "my good friend: thus-and-so . . .

Uh, the reader doesn't care.

Next.

 

[Tom Petty]

Okay . . . but "one of the biggest names of sports journalism" remains a gross exaggeration, when discussing RB.

At least we'll be spared those NFL notes columns, with those endless references to "my good friend: thus-and-so . . .

Uh, the reader doesn't care.

Next.

actually, i'd never heard of this cat until today.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Though it's not what it was, the Globe remains one of the handful of must-read sports sections in the country, and he was in it.

C'est le vie.

 

[blondebomber]

This is total speculation, but my gut tells me an internal investigation turned up more incidents. If Borges was in such denial that he appealed the Globe's ruling of plagiarism in this one case, then I have to think he's done it before simply because he so ardently tried to justify the one time he got caught.

 

[write then drink]

not talking specifically about Borges, but it seems to me that this offense is one that virtually nobody commits just once

 

[miamiheraldchick]

If he got caught working for a source while he was suspended .......... well, that's good enough for the big --30-- right there.