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Wright Thompson!

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by sirvaliantbrown, Mar 19, 2009.

  1. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    I liked it, but I did skim through a few of the longer parts.
     
  2. redsox99

    redsox99 Member

    Read every word. Great story.
     
  3. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Active Member

    Great read. I had read a quick wire story on Mink a few months ago, but didn't dive deeper into the topic. He seems like a really odd dude, but he makes for a great story, especially with so many questions out there about his stories and resume.

    I had no problem with the length. Having so many segments didn't make it seem as long.
     
  4. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    Good God that's long.
     
  5. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    I do praise Wright for plunging into the labyrinth this guy apparently is and proving he's painfully human like the rest of us. The story would have at least been a bit better without Wright giving a play by play of his own angst, however.
     
  6. Jesus_Muscatel

    Jesus_Muscatel Well-Known Member

    I can honestly say I didn't read the whole article. The first 15 or 20 inches set up the story well.

    I've known Wright since his days at the Times-Picayune.

    Great writer. Good dude.

    That's all I've got.
     
  7. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    I consider Wright a friend, although we don't see each other much these days. We shared a press box during his Times-Picayune days, and we ate dinner together just before he left Baton Rouge for KC. My "I knew Wright Thompson when" story is what he said during a moment of silence before a football game: "Dear Lord, please don't let Johnny write a better gamer than me."

    The reason I'm chuckling right now is I just remembered his response to a mass e-mail I sent to friends and colleagues last year before the launch of my blog. He wrote -- and I think he hit Reply to All -- something about whether or not there was enough bandwidth on the Internet, seeing as how he remembered me as someone who wrote long.

    ::)
     
  8. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    He said you wrote long? Wow. That's ballsy.
     
  9. Ha! I'm guessing those of you thinking Wright wrote too long on this one didn't partake in his effort last month: 15,000 words.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=mississippi62

    Also, Waylon, great point about using first person.
     
  10. pseudo

    pseudo Well-Known Member

    If it's good, I don't give a damn about the word count.
     
  11. Agree with you 100 percent, pseudo. I just thought it was rather funny Wright was getting some criticism for story length when last month he'd written one twice as long without hearing a peep from around here.
     
  12. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    But longer doesn't necessarily mean better. It can mean not as focused as it could be. This solid story could have been a better, tighter read without the truly irrelevant aspect of how the reporter felt. Dammit, just tell us the wacky stuff you found. I don't wanna know how the sausage gets made. Just make it, already.
     
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