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A nice story for the folks at SJ.com

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by SF_Express, Jan 12, 2012.

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  1. Beef03

    Beef03 Active Member

    Congrats Simon, Good luck at your new posting! Always good to hear a little good news.

    Just make sure you fetch SF the beverage of his choice when you get there, as per board rules of course.
     
    Beef03, Jan 13, 2012
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  2. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Congrats Simon. Congrats SF and company on another solid hire - without going into detail, this is one in a grand, long line for an excellent company.

    To address another point: doodah is NOT a sock puppet. You are going to have to trust me on that. He has been here before, though. Is he a tool/fool, unlike Simon and another young poster some years back whose name escapes me? Yeah. He isn't doing himself any favors here. But he is NOT a sock puppet.

    You can definitely get a feel for people from the way they handle themselves here (and in other situations where you interact). I would never hire anyone solely on what I see here, but I'd darn sure start the process based on what I see here. Would I rule people out based on what I see here? Yes. I would. And I have.

    Post with your head, folks. It's that simple. It can haunt you or, if done right, it can help you.
     
    Moderator1, Jan 13, 2012
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  3. brandonsneed

    brandonsneed Member

    Congrats, Simon. I'll admit, I don't know Simon at all. But still, I think this is pretty cool.
     
    brandonsneed, Jan 13, 2012
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  4. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Thus I'd be dead in the water if Moddy had an opening.

    Anyhoo, congrats, Simon; years back I was honored to critique some of your stuff, and I could see you had potential, and you've always been a level-headed dude. And referring to your post, Turtle, I wonder what did happen to Huska.
     
    dooley_womack1, Jan 13, 2012
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  5. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Just awesome. There was no doubt Simon was destined for something great, how cool that the respect he earned at SJ would lead him to this. Congrats to everyone involved!
     
    21, Jan 13, 2012
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  6. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    He did graduate from Missouri. :D

    Congrats to Simon. He's a great kid. I could not be happier for him.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jan 13, 2012
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  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Which somehow did not work against him.
     
    Moderator1, Jan 13, 2012
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  8. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I cannot put into words how happy this makes me.

    It's nice to see great news happen every once in awhile in the journalism business.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jan 13, 2012
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  9. kleeda

    kleeda Active Member

    Hey, I once worked for your unethical anonymous-source-using ass and loved every day of it.
     
    kleeda, Jan 13, 2012
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  10. kleeda

    kleeda Active Member

    Oh, and serious congrats to Simon and the old shop.
     
    kleeda, Jan 13, 2012
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  11. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Boooo!
     
    dooley_womack1, Jan 13, 2012
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  12. JJHHI

    JJHHI Member

    Bravo to Simon, who told me earlier this week about the news and made my day.

    On a "maybe things happen for a reason" tangent, I really wanted to hire Simon about a year ago when I was promoted to SE at my small paper. Then the job was frozen, which made my job, um, we'll say less desirable, and ultimate led me to leave the business.

    I'm in a happier place now, and Simon obviously is headed for great things. Pleased to see everything work out so well for a great dude with a bright future.
     
    JJHHI, Jan 14, 2012
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