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So Jemele Hill got suspended from ESPN

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Big Chee, Jun 18, 2008.

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  1. Lester Bangs

    Lester Bangs Active Member

    I'll agree. But in fairness, her alarming error in judgment shows she deserves a job at this level just as much, so maybe somebody at ESPN had a moment of clarity.
     
    Lester Bangs, Jun 19, 2008
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  2. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Maybe she was suspended for more than just the words she used. Somebody posted a link to her blog on the other thread. There is an entry addressing the suspension. The tone is confrontational at best and makes it obvious that she does not mean a word of the apology that ESPN released for her. Perhaps her response upon being confronted by management also helped earn her a little vacation.

    Personally, I think the words were enough to merit a suspension, but I think the initial response might have been just to take out the offending words and ask her to be more careful. If she took the same confrontational tone with her superiors at ESPN as she has taken on her blog, maybe somebody decided that it would take a suspension to get through to her.
     
    outofplace, Jun 19, 2008
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  3. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/posts/1872388/
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Jun 19, 2008
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  4. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Point taken. I had forgotten about your post on the other thread.
     
    outofplace, Jun 19, 2008
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  5. Riddick

    Riddick Active Member

    Where were her copy editors. That line should have been a red flag to make someone at least double check with a superior.
    I do agree with the earlier post about her being a hypocrite.
     
    Riddick, Jun 19, 2008
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  6. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Fine ... send that Hitler memo to daily.kos.
     
    hondo, Jun 19, 2008
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  7. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    That part was debated quite a bit on the Journalism Topics Only thread, which has now been locked. Any copy editor who read that story does deserve some blame as well for letting that go through.

    Just be careful to keep spelling hypocrite correctly or Hill will make fun of you on her blog.
     
    outofplace, Jun 19, 2008
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  8. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    We don't know if a copy editor deserves any blame in this.

    I would guess, probably not.
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Jun 19, 2008
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  9. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    How so?
     
    imjustagirl, Jun 19, 2008
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  10. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    If I were copy editing it, I would have hit that reference and called Hill, depending on her reputation.

    If she is known as fractious, I would have broached it with her supervisor, bypassing her.

    Supervisor probably would have told me. She's edgy. We LIKE edgy. Leave it.
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Jun 19, 2008
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  11. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    That's certainly a brave way to go about doing your job.
     
    Ace, Jun 19, 2008
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  12. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    You read the daily Kos? Why? And why would you care what's on there anyway?
     
    Alma, Jun 19, 2008
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