Phillyist: Inquirer and Daily News Throwing Pity Cash at Staff

Tom Brady

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:56:22 -0500

Saying "A blog could win a Pulitzer" is equal to saying "A movie could win Super Bowl MVP," albert. Since the Pulitzer is a NEWSPAPER award and not given to blogs, I don't think any blog will be winning one anytime soon.

John

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:30:05 -0500

I'm not treating it lightly at all. I think it's terrible that 100 people will lose their jobs. It's terrible that any hard working person loses his or her job. But it's also a reality of most businesses, especially the newspaper business which is facing a loss of profits from things like...internet media! People react to bad news differently. Some are angry, some are sad, some are happy, some are snarky. I have the unfortunate latter afflicition.

albert

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:27:23 -0500

I think you're treating this issue too lightly. But hey, okay, you continue to play. Stay where you are. Have fun.

John

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:21:20 -0500

Times are changing, eh? So, apparently, is the spelling of ridiculous. Listen, you take the blogosphere seriously, that's fine. You're protective of it. I think people take it a little too seriously, I'm playful with it. I think that's fine, too.

albert

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:17:37 -0500

John, have you ever considered that blogs winning Pulitzers is not a rediculous claim? Times are changing.

John

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:14:09 -0500

Albert, have you ever considered that they're both ridiculous claims? What with me saying they're equal and all at the end of my post. I don't like seeing people lose their jobs, and rather than be all sappy, I'd rather be playful about blogs being bought out. As a writer who does a lot of his writing for free, I find it kind of amusing/dreamy.

albert

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:00:01 -0500

Well, I'm not. "We're not sure if this applies to the Inquirer and Daily News bloggers, but that would be pretty cool if it did" - that's where you're rooting for people to get canned. That you'd be happy with a blog receiving a Pulitzer isn't the rediculous claim. That you'd be equally happy with writers, who also blog, being fired, that's rediculous. As far as I know Dan Rubin is the only full-time blogger, all the rest are splitting time writing for the paper and for their blogs.

John

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:18:41 -0500

Well, I know you are. I'm not sure where exactly I'm rooting for someone to get canned, anyways. I'm just sort of amused that a blogger could be bought out, just because it may be the first time that ever happens. Not rooting, not salivating over someone being unemployed - just trying to have a little fun with a blog post. Plus, ya'll ignoring that I'd be equally happy with a blog being awarded a Pulitzer. I'm totally rooting for Dan McQuade AND Dan Rubin to get one of those.

albert

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:03:36 -0500

I wonder how much you'd be rooting for your buddy Dan McQuade to get canned. Or are you?

John

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:28:38 -0500

I...don't know where you got that. Of course not.

Daniel Rubin

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:43:41 -0500

i'm doing my best to understand what you're saying in that post. Are you wishing we were laid off?