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Will Leitch's GQ piece on Mike Vick

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by brandonsneed, Aug 18, 2011.

  1. brandonsneed

    brandonsneed Member

    Liked it a lot. Didn't see a thread here, so I thought I'd share.

    The Impossible, Inevitable Redemption of Michael Vick: http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201109/michael-vick-gq-september-2011-interview?currentPage=1

    And a podcast with GQ in which Leitch discusses said piece: http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201109/michael-vick-will-leitch-podcast-interview
     
    brandonsneed, Aug 18, 2011
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  2. steveu

    steveu Well-Known Member

    Will, great piece.

    The dogs could not be reached for comment.
     
    steveu, Aug 18, 2011
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  3. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    BitterYoungMatador2, Aug 18, 2011
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  4. pickensp

    pickensp New Member

    Vick sure isn't lacking for confidence these days is he?
     
    pickensp, Aug 18, 2011
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  5. brandonsneed

    brandonsneed Member

    Wonder if he didn't have a chance to before his deadline—which, I'm guessing, would've been before August, which is when the Philly mag story ran.
     
    brandonsneed, Aug 18, 2011
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  6. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    Deadspin pulled out that section as the most interesting, and I agree. That's called collusion.

    Anyway, I disagree that this was a fluff piece. Maybe the Philadelphia magazine piece was a fluff piece, but Leitch more or less stayed out of the opinion business and let Vick speak for himself. It's not a great feature, but it's also not a fluff piece.
     
    Versatile, Aug 18, 2011
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  7. brandonsneed

    brandonsneed Member

    I think if you call this a puff piece, you may not have read it very thoroughly.
     
    brandonsneed, Aug 18, 2011
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  8. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Excellent piece. A great moment in journalism. Fantastic story.
     
    JackReacher, Aug 18, 2011
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