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Blogging can be fatal

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Del Lord, Nov 9, 2007.

  1. VetBroMan

    VetBroMan New Member

    Tough luck, Lyle Zikes was picked for the Hall of Fame. Better luck next time for the accused -- maybe after the records (or charges) are corrected! :'(
     
  2. MoociePooh

    MoociePooh New Member

    There may have been an underlying cause for this individual's dismissal. Apparently, this newspaper wanted to eliminate bowling for its pages period. Since this writer has been let go in November, there has only been one item concerning bowling -- and it referred to a bowler who nearly had his second career 900 series. There hasn't been any bowling results of any type on the San Antonio Express-News scoreboard pages or any mention of any bowling achievements in any of its briefs. Yes, space in tight, but what's wrong with agate results at least? A lot of bowling fans would like to know what's going on. Some people just don't see the televised PBA events on ESPN.
    What is sad about the paper's position is that it doesn't even mention or is promoting defending U.S. Amateur Junior champion Adam Martinez of San Antonio, who is competing in the United States Bowling Congress' Clash of Champions.
    And, being a Texas newspaper, the achievements of Lone Star state bowlers Mike Scroggins, Chris Barnes and Wes Malott, and former Texan Norm Duke of Florida have been sadly overlooked. Barnes and Scroggins have both won two PBA events, Malott won another event, and Duke won both the U.S. Open and the PBA World Championship. No mention of those achievements appeared in the San Antonio paper.
    Thank God for pbatour.com and bowl.com. If it were not for those two websites, South Texas bowling fans wouldn't ever know what going on in the bowling world. Fans that don't have a computer are out of luck.
    Even Texan Carolyn Dorin-Ballard's win in one of the PBA's women's challenge wasn't mentioned. Incidentally, Shannon Pluhowsky, Diandra Asbaty and Joy Esterson won the other PBA women's events.
    The United States Bowling Congress plans to move its headquarters from Milwaukee, Wis., to ARLINGTON, TEXAS. You think the San Antonio paper thought that was big news? No. It didn't even mention, or had any agate results, on the city women's tournament last November. Dreadful.
    Parker Bohn III just beat Duke in a $150,000 winner-take-all event but it wasn't mentioned in the paper. Bohn also won another PBA tournament this season, as did rookie sensation Rhino Page, Michael Haugen Jr. (Tournament of Champions, that was overlooked), Mike Wolfe, Tommy Jones and doubles combo Michael Fagan-Danny Wiseman. You would think that Walter Ray Williams Jr. winning a PBA title for a record 15th consecutive season and his 43rd title would warrant at least a blurb -- not in San Antonio.
    The Texas State Bowling Association tournament is going to be held in San Antonio this spring, and not a word of its coming to the home of the NBA's Spurs has been published. What a newspaper.
    No writer, no bowling -- case closed in San Antonio. Awful.
     
  3. KuwaitLady

    KuwaitLady New Member

    Do those people at that San Antonio Express-News really know what plagiarism is? Just read the following story where it had to recant on similar charges against some University of Texas at San Antonio students. The hunt for this witch failed.

    http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/stories/MYSA040808.utsahonorcode.kens.459e31be.html
     
  4. VetBroMan

    VetBroMan New Member

    Looking at this website:

    http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/bowling/

    It appears this newspaper got its facts wrong. See for yourself. What do you think?
     
  5. MoociePooh

    MoociePooh New Member

    http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/bowling/

    Satisfied now (after looking at the above website)? This
    individual was apparently axed for erroneous reasons -- the attributions are there. So why was he canned? Any way to the skeptics, there was a "snake in the grass" for this writer. His subject matter (bowling) may not be of the greatest interest. Beware of the hand that feeds you! However, the way he was shown the door may happen to any one of you without warning.Beware, termination is very popular now. Especially in this day and time when media outlets are trimming staff for financial reasons. Hey, any reason is better than none -- right? Wrong. :mad:
     
  6. VetBroMan

    VetBroMan New Member

    Some comments for this site's Forum: At least this guy (Burr) was given the option to resign.

    Observation noted by cougargirl : Music writer leaves San Antonio, possible ethics violation (June 12, 2008, 12:35:27 PM )
    Ramiro Burr is a pretty big name as far as music writing goes, esp. in the tejano community. Now he's out at the E-N after allegations that he's used a ghost writer ... for seven years.
    http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA061108.ramiroburr.EN.2179da4d.html

    Answer from Some Guy : He and the bowling blogger will be happy together.

    Answer from Editude : This just days after the Express-News updated its newsroom ethics policy. The shop has had some challenges in that regard over the years.

    Answer from GuessWho : That paper has some major issues, judging from some of the horror stories going around.

    Answers from Bump_Wills :
    * Former sports editor Mitch Krugel's plagiarism problem. http://apse.dallasnews.com/oct2000/3-5sheppard.html
    * The Harry Page debacle. http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/richter/archives/2007/11/page_veteran_sp.html
    * The story that quoted dead people. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/religion/stories/MYSA012808.01A.marriage.299a699.html
    * Jim Dent's crash and burn. http://www.dallasobserver.com/2003-12-11/news/last-call/full
    * And it was Jayson Blair's lifting of details from an Express-News story that ignited that brouhaha (clearly, not the Express-News' fault). http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2004/12/nytimes200412
    The Harry Page incident still upsets me to this day ... totally unjustified.

    Answers from hondo : If I'm going to get fired for plagiarism, it sure as hell isn't going to be plagarizing for a bowling blog.
     
  7. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    What in god's name was THAT monstrosity?
     
  8. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    I am soooooooooooooo confused.
     
  9. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I think we're being watched -- or plagiarized.
     
  10. Gomer

    Gomer Active Member

    Thanks for stopping by Harry.
     
  11. VetBroMan

    VetBroMan New Member

    Funny . . . it's just not so humorous to the veterans and their families at this newspaper. I thought the readers of this topic should be informed of what's going on in Texas -- at the same place (repeatedly). If I did the "reprints of Forum" in error, then I apologize. No, you and the others aren't being watched -- just made aware of what's going on in the print media industry. Thank you.
     
  12. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    Vetbroman,

    There are little buttons on your computer called tab, spacebar, and backspace. They help add clarity to message board posts.
     
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