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Esquire writer vs. "The Whore of Akron"

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by OnTheRiver, Nov 17, 2010.

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  1. reformedhack

    reformedhack Well-Known Member

    Indirectly related: The St. Petersburg Times did a piece this morning on the other guy who left Cleveland in the deal.

    http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1135241.ece
     
    reformedhack, Nov 21, 2010
    #37
  2. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    That was an outstanding read. Michael Kruse has been doing good, good stuff for a long time.
     
    BYH, Nov 21, 2010
    #38
  3. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Doyel and Raab, apparently bored out of their minds tonight, are having a Twitter catfight.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Nov 30, 2010
    #39
  4. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    It is comical to watch. But it's also sad to see two talented guys stooping to playground taunts.

    And since his Google Alert just pinged - Hi Gregg!
     
    Inky_Wretch, Nov 30, 2010
    #40
  5. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    That's not even on the top 10 of insulting Twitter posts Doyel's made. Plus, add in the fact Raab apparently has no idea how to reply to people, and it was all much ado about nothing.

    Pass.
     
    imjustagirl, Nov 30, 2010
    #41
  6. Den1983

    Den1983 Active Member

    Initially, I thought this would be about Ilgauskas. I enjoyed the read, and follow Brian's work, but is there actually an audience for a story like this? I'm not trying to be rude, but does anyone care?
     
    Den1983, Nov 30, 2010
    #42
  7. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I think so. This is one part of the LeBron saga few know about except Clevelanders and media junkies like us. Not a big part, obviously, but the kind of story a good paper will take a chance with. Typical St. Pete (and that's a compliment).
     
    playthrough, Nov 30, 2010
    #43
  8. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    I know Doyel has done much worse. Today's effort was C-grade for him. He really didn't have his heart in this one.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Nov 30, 2010
    #44
  9. OnTheRiver

    OnTheRiver Active Member

    It was a weak effort on both sides. The 140-character limit makes using the good words a little tougher, I guess.
     
    OnTheRiver, Dec 1, 2010
    #45
  10. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    He tried to move up too many weight classes. Cost him his punching power.
     
    Azrael, Dec 1, 2010
    #46
  11. Jersey_Guy

    Jersey_Guy Active Member

    This.

    It's absolutely amazing that a very small minority of writers think Twitter gives them some sort of leeway to act like a sophomore boy scrawling profanity on the bathroom wall and snickering about it with their friends.

    Raab is responsibile for this. Period. He looks like a complete and total clown, and no one - NO ONE - here would be defending his behavior if worked for Rivals or a small blog instead of Esquire.
     
    Jersey_Guy, Dec 1, 2010
    #47
  12. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    It just gets better and better.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Dec 1, 2010
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