Bill Simmons smites Scoop about the head...

[jason_whitlock]

CJR reporter called me this afternoon. Says he's talked to the mayor's office, the Vegas police chief, casino heads and other journalists in Vegas for All-Star festivities and I pretty much made it all up. Things were quiet and peaceful in Vegas last weekend.

Not sure how I'll respond.

 

[Write-brained]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

Tell them to call the stripper PacMan punched.

 

[Moderator1]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

Or the dude who got shot.

 

[jason_whitlock]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

just a couple of "isolated" incidents. nothing really out of the ordinary...

 

[Write-brained]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

I'm sure you weren't thinking at the time that "I need to corroborate this" ... but did you? Photos? Was anybody with you?

Kind of crazy that a whole city was in chaos but nobody got video.

 

[JayFarrar]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

For what was in the KC Star column? I read that one, and I didn't see anything that would provoke that much interest.
Am I missing something?

 

[jason_whitlock]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

jay, you're missing the AOL columns that sparked much of the controversy.

 

[slappy4428]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

Who thought scoop would have the true story?

 

[JBHawkEye]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

Who were the journalists who dispute your claims? Just because they didn't see it, CJR wants to suggest none of it happened?

 

[Write-brained]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

Boy, Jason, they're all coming out of the woodwork.

Not sure if this is D_B or not:

http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/ny-spberger255108541feb25,0,5877704.column?coll=ny-sports-columnists

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

jay, you're missing the AOL columns that sparked much of the controversy.

Linkage?

 

[Write-brained]

Re: Columbia Journalism Review plans Whitlock attack....

jay, you're missing the AOL columns that sparked much of the controversy.

Linkage?

http://sports.aol.com/whitlock/_a/mayhem-main-event-at-nba-all-star/20070220103009990001