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Is this really a 'clown question bro?'

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by kimronspringle, Jun 13, 2012.

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  1. Rambler

    Rambler Member

    Clown question and appropriate answer.
     
    Rambler, Jun 13, 2012
    #37
  2. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member


    I'm surprised some of the paper chains aren't already requiring this.
     
    Point of Order, Jun 13, 2012
    #38
  3. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    This kind of question goes boom or bust, and I've seen both. (This obviously was a bust.)

    The key is knowing the person. Don't know Harper as I really don't cover baseball anymore, but it wouldn't be hard to find out if the guy has a sense of humour or plays along w/this kind of stuff when he's in the right mood.

    Just because a guy's Mormon doesn't mean he can't roll with this. Maybe some Mormons are the kind of people who'd joke about it. But, Harper isn't. As a reporter, you have to know that.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Jun 13, 2012
    #39
  4. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Elliotte, what's the end game? What was the upside if he does roll with this? Because I just don't see what it's going to get the questioner.
     
    jr/shotglass, Jun 13, 2012
    #40
  5. SalukiNC

    SalukiNC Member

    Mike Trout thinks that phrase is played out
     
    SalukiNC, Jun 13, 2012
    #41
  6. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    At least Harper wasn't tazed.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Jun 14, 2012
    #42
  7. BillyT

    BillyT Active Member

    Ya know, Moddy, I have to admit I did not know that.

    Now, in terms of professional baseball, I am a fan. I do not cover it at all, much less as a beat writer, and I tend to be more Red Sox-specific.
     
    BillyT, Jun 14, 2012
    #43
  8. Gehrig

    Gehrig Active Member

    How much are these shirts going for?

    I'd like to get one for me son. :D
     
    Gehrig, Jun 14, 2012
    #44
  9. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I wasn't knocking you - no reason for you to know that. But if you were covering the Nats or doing something on the greatest phenom not named Trout, you'd obviously do a little research. There's a ton of stuff out there on Harper's upbringing, family, faith, etc. It probably isn't a good question for any 19-year-old in that setting. It is plain disrespectful to a 19-year-old Mormon.
     
    Moderator1, Jun 14, 2012
    #45
  10. black dude with pompano

    black dude with pompano Member

    I respectfully disagree, unless there is something in the Mormon scriptures that prohibits both alcohol and a sense of humor.
     
    black dude with pompano, Jun 14, 2012
    #46
  11. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    And again, what are you trying to get from it? Are you trying to establish you're cool to Bryce Harper, or the beat writers? Because you aren't getting real story information with that question.
     
    jr/shotglass, Jun 14, 2012
    #47
  12. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    The word is it was a junior TV reporter who asked the question. Draw your own conclusions.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Jun 14, 2012
    #48
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