http://paulbalcerak.com/2009/11/06/current-obsessions-posterous-and-instapaper/ Journalist. Communicator. Social media manager. Here are the things that inspire and inform me. Tue, 15 May 2012 18:35:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://paulbalcerak.com/2009/11/06/current-obsessions-posterous-and-instapaper/#comment-141 paulbalcerak Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:58:23 +0000 http://paulbalcerak.com/?p=808#comment-141 Was this in response to <a href="http://www.publish2.com/journalists/paul-balcerak/links/Jayson-Blair/" rel="nofollow">my link to NPR'S interview with Jayson Blair</a>? I realize Jayson isn't trying to make a comeback in journalism, but not every analogy is perfect. My point was simply that athletes and celebrities seem to receive our forgiveness regularly...what's different about a guy like Jayson Blair and why is he any less deserving? (Moreover, it was mostly rhetorical. We all know the answer—Jayson Blair never entertained us like an athlete or movie star, so we can banish him and never care again.) Was this in response to my link to NPR’S interview with Jayson Blair? I realize Jayson isn’t trying to make a comeback in journalism, but not every analogy is perfect. My point was simply that athletes and celebrities seem to receive our forgiveness regularly…what’s different about a guy like Jayson Blair and why is he any less deserving? (Moreover, it was mostly rhetorical. We all know the answer—Jayson Blair never entertained us like an athlete or movie star, so we can banish him and never care again.)

]]> http://paulbalcerak.com/2009/11/06/current-obsessions-posterous-and-instapaper/#comment-140 Ted Faraone Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:20:21 +0000 http://paulbalcerak.com/?p=808#comment-140 Acutally, it's not as if Jayson were trying to make a journalistic comeback. He isn't, so the A-Rod parallel is not quite accurate. For Jayson, it's a second chance at a useful life. Acutally, it’s not as if Jayson were trying to make a journalistic comeback. He isn’t, so the A-Rod parallel is not quite accurate. For Jayson, it’s a second chance at a useful life.

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