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[OT] A Brilliant Quote ????

motorhead
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Brilliant quote by Colin Cowherd of
ESPN: "Good looking people go into TV, smart people into newspapers, Radio gets the rest."

I'm not sure if I agree with this statement.

What smart person would go into the newspaper business today?

Local TV stations might put attractive, but dumb, newsreaders on the air, but there seem to be at least some very smart and intelligent people at the national level.

As a long time fan of radio, I think some very smart people are on the radio. Perhaps ugly, but not stupid.

9 comments

  • Papi_Chulo
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    10 years ago
    IMO Colin Cowherd never met a personal opinion of his he did not like – dude talks like he is the authority on every fucking shit/subject.
  • tumblingdice
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    10 years ago
    Sounds like the beginning of a George Thorogood song.
  • tumblingdice
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    10 years ago
    Fuck it I'm going out for Mexican.Chica Suprema
  • Josh43
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    10 years ago
    "What smart person would go into the newspaper business today?"
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    Exactly. The web is decimating the newspaper business. Smartest content is scattered over thousands of individual blogs.
  • mikeya02
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    10 years ago
    All these major newspapers are on-line.....so there you go...

    Atlanta Journal Constitution
    Baltimore Sun
    Boston Globe
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Chicago Tribune
    Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Dallas Morning News
    Denver Post
    Detroit Free Press
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram
    Honolulu Star Advertiser
    Houston Chronicle
    Kansas City Star
    Las Vegas Review Journal
    Long Island Newsday
    Los Angeles Times
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Minneapolis Star Tribune
    Newark Star-Ledger
    New York Daily News
    New York Post
    New York Times
    Orange County Register
    Oregonian
    Philadelphia Inquirer
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette
    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Sacramento Bee
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    St. Paul Pioneer Press
    San Diego Union Tribune
    San Francisco Chronicle
    San Jose Mercury
    Seattle Times
    Tampa Bay Times
    Tampa Tribune
    USA Today
    Wall Street Journal
    Washington Post
  • gawker
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    10 years ago
    I've been told that I have a perfect face for radio.
  • ididthisonce
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    10 years ago
    I used to work at a TV station and walked away that most news people are scum. Not seen much to change my mind.
  • warhawks
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    10 years ago
    Couldn't tell you the last time I actually bought or read an actual physical newspaper. Has to be years ago.

    Everything is on line now. Why even buy a newspaper?
  • rockstar666
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    10 years ago
    "Journalism" is investigative reporting, which the on line news services rarely if ever do. The Chicago Tribune is a shining example: they've uncovered several huge scandals recently, the biggest being the city of Chicago first taking bribes for $3 million the red light camera contract, and then how they illegally shortened the yellow light time to write thousands of undeserved tickets. Plus, the cameras actually cause accidents according to their study, refuting Chicago's claim they make intersections safer. The Tribune went in to great detail on the methodology of their findings.

    This was a great example of the need for intelligent, hard working people to stay in journalism even though it's a tough industry with electronic media. Our freedom as Americans owe a debt to a free, inquisitive press.
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