Comments on: Journalism is no meritocracy — stop the presses! http://www.wordyard.com/2009/05/12/journalism-is-no-meritocracy-stop-the-presses/ Technology, politics, culture Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:43:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rogers Cadenhead http://www.wordyard.com/2009/05/12/journalism-is-no-meritocracy-stop-the-presses/comment-page-1/#comment-10287 Rogers Cadenhead Sun, 17 May 2009 16:47:45 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1973#comment-10287 Now that I've read Baum's piece in full, instead of getting it by drip by drip on Twitter, I think you've been a bit uncharitable to him by making so much of his naivete. It's not like Baum's unaware of his own shortcomings -- he alludes to them several times in the piece, even saying at one point, "I never held a job very long, either." Baum seems like a pretty good study of human nature, even his own. I don't understand why so many people reading his story felt inspired to open up a can of whup-ass on him. Now that I’ve read Baum’s piece in full, instead of getting it by drip by drip on Twitter, I think you’ve been a bit uncharitable to him by making so much of his naivete.

It’s not like Baum’s unaware of his own shortcomings — he alludes to them several times in the piece, even saying at one point, “I never held a job very long, either.”

Baum seems like a pretty good study of human nature, even his own. I don’t understand why so many people reading his story felt inspired to open up a can of whup-ass on him.

]]> By: Kaitlin Duck Sherwood http://www.wordyard.com/2009/05/12/journalism-is-no-meritocracy-stop-the-presses/comment-page-1/#comment-10259 Kaitlin Duck Sherwood Wed, 13 May 2009 20:30:18 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1973#comment-10259 The single byline for the two of them makes perfect sense to me. My books profited enormously from critical reading by over a hundred people. However, I couldn't fit all those names on the cover. I didn't use an editor and I didn't have a bureau chief -- which are the roles that his wife seems to fill -- but I doubt that I would have put them on the cover if I had. The single byline for the two of them makes perfect sense to me. My books profited enormously from critical reading by over a hundred people. However, I couldn’t fit all those names on the cover.

I didn’t use an editor and I didn’t have a bureau chief — which are the roles that his wife seems to fill — but I doubt that I would have put them on the cover if I had.

]]> By: Mark Follman http://www.wordyard.com/2009/05/12/journalism-is-no-meritocracy-stop-the-presses/comment-page-1/#comment-10258 Mark Follman Wed, 13 May 2009 19:00:14 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1973#comment-10258 A mini-explanation from Dan Baum on his use of Twitter: http://therumpus.net/2009/05/the-rumpus-interview-with-dan-baum/ A mini-explanation from Dan Baum on his use of Twitter: http://therumpus.net/2009/05/the-rumpus-interview-with-dan-baum/

]]> By: Mark Follman http://www.wordyard.com/2009/05/12/journalism-is-no-meritocracy-stop-the-presses/comment-page-1/#comment-10249 Mark Follman Wed, 13 May 2009 01:03:13 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1973#comment-10249 Great post, Scott. I was scratching my head about the extremely clunky Twitter delivery prior to your explanation. I have to add that Baum's 'jaw-dropping moral' moment rang a bit disingenuous to me. I don't get the sense he'd really be that naive, but he played it that way in the service of... I don't know exactly what. Strange and fascinating moves by him, on several counts. Great post, Scott. I was scratching my head about the extremely clunky Twitter delivery prior to your explanation. I have to add that Baum’s ‘jaw-dropping moral’ moment rang a bit disingenuous to me. I don’t get the sense he’d really be that naive, but he played it that way in the service of… I don’t know exactly what. Strange and fascinating moves by him, on several counts.

]]> By: Rogers Cadenhead http://www.wordyard.com/2009/05/12/journalism-is-no-meritocracy-stop-the-presses/comment-page-1/#comment-10247 Rogers Cadenhead Tue, 12 May 2009 21:49:41 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1973#comment-10247 If you haven't seen it yet, Margaret Knox explains the working relationship she and Dan Baum have in the comments of the Tapped piece you linked. If you haven’t seen it yet, Margaret Knox explains the working relationship she and Dan Baum have in the comments of the Tapped piece you linked.

]]> By: Tracey Taylor http://www.wordyard.com/2009/05/12/journalism-is-no-meritocracy-stop-the-presses/comment-page-1/#comment-10245 Tracey Taylor Tue, 12 May 2009 18:49:53 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1973#comment-10245 Not marriage, although as you say it's bound to happen soon if it hasn't already, but finding love on Twitter: http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/May-2009/When-Alonis-Met-Calamari/ Not marriage, although as you say it’s bound to happen soon if it hasn’t already, but finding love on Twitter: http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/May-2009/When-Alonis-Met-Calamari/

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