Comments on: CNN fires producer for being smart http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: The Power of the Internet | Lawrence Gee | Marketing, Internet, Creativity, Strategy http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-337108 The Power of the Internet | Lawrence Gee | Marketing, Internet, Creativity, Strategy Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:12:56 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/#comment-337108 [...] will be employed somewhere after I complete my MBA this May.  The WOMMA posting leads me next to a blog post by Matthew Ingram, a Technical Writer for the Globe in Toronto.  Matthew writes a clear and [...] [...] will be employed somewhere after I complete my MBA this May.  The WOMMA posting leads me next to a blog post by Matthew Ingram, a Technical Writer for the Globe in Toronto.  Matthew writes a clear and [...]

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-375047 mathewi Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:21:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/#comment-375047 Thanks for the comment, Danny. I would agree that Pazienza strayed<br>into some pretty controversial topics -- I just think maybe a<br>discussion with him about appropriate boundaries or whatever might<br>have been a better way to go, rather than firing him.<br><br><br>On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Disqus Thanks for the comment, Danny. I would agree that Pazienza strayed
into some pretty controversial topics — I just think maybe a
discussion with him about appropriate boundaries or whatever might
have been a better way to go, rather than firing him.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Disqus

]]> By: Danny Sanchez http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-375046 Danny Sanchez Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:47:17 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/#comment-375046 I don' t know that I'd so quickly rush to Pazienza's defense. While I do believe journalists should be allowed to blog responsibly, Pazienza seemed to drift into politics (“I wake up every morning baffled as to why America hasn’t thrown George Bush and Dick Cheney in prison...") and other matters that could damage the objectivity --such as it is-- of CNN, whether or not he officially identified himself as working for CNN. And, if his work was being picked up by other large news/opinion sites, then I can see how that too might irk the brass over there.<br><br>That said, perhaps a firing wasn't in order. If he was such a popular blogger, perhaps they might've found a way to capitalize on that and reap the benefits for <a href="http://CNN.com" rel="nofollow">CNN.com</a>.<br><br>In your case Matthew, your blog pretty much sticks to technology issues, and I believe it enhances your stature as a tecnology writer, which in turn benefits the Globe and Mail. Your blog and Pazienza's appear to be on very different ground. I don' t know that I'd so quickly rush to Pazienza's defense. While I do believe journalists should be allowed to blog responsibly, Pazienza seemed to drift into politics (“I wake up every morning baffled as to why America hasn’t thrown George Bush and Dick Cheney in prison…”) and other matters that could damage the objectivity –such as it is– of CNN, whether or not he officially identified himself as working for CNN. And, if his work was being picked up by other large news/opinion sites, then I can see how that too might irk the brass over there.

That said, perhaps a firing wasn't in order. If he was such a popular blogger, perhaps they might've found a way to capitalize on that and reap the benefits for CNN.com.

In your case Matthew, your blog pretty much sticks to technology issues, and I believe it enhances your stature as a tecnology writer, which in turn benefits the Globe and Mail. Your blog and Pazienza's appear to be on very different ground.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-341785 mathewi Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:21:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/#comment-341785 Thanks for the comment, Danny. I would agree that Pazienza strayed<br>into some pretty controversial topics -- I just think maybe a<br>discussion with him about appropriate boundaries or whatever might<br>have been a better way to go, rather than firing him.<br><br><br>On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Disqus Thanks for the comment, Danny. I would agree that Pazienza strayed
into some pretty controversial topics — I just think maybe a
discussion with him about appropriate boundaries or whatever might
have been a better way to go, rather than firing him.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Disqus

]]> By: Danny Sanchez http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-341784 Danny Sanchez Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:47:17 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/02/20/cnn-fires-producer-for-being-smart/#comment-341784 I don' t know that I'd so quickly rush to Pazienza's defense. While I do believe journalists should be allowed to blog responsibly, Pazienza seemed to drift into politics (“I wake up every morning baffled as to why America hasn’t thrown George Bush and Dick Cheney in prison...") and other matters that could damage the objectivity --such as it is-- of CNN, whether or not he officially identified himself as working for CNN. And, if his work was being picked up by other large news/opinion sites, then I can see how that too might irk the brass over there.<br><br>That said, perhaps a firing wasn't in order. If he was such a popular blogger, perhaps they might've found a way to capitalize on that and reap the benefits for <a href="http://CNN.com">CNN.com</a>.<br><br>In your case Matthew, your blog pretty much sticks to technology issues, and I believe it enhances your stature as a tecnology writer, which in turn benefits the Globe and Mail. Your blog and Pazienza's appear to be on very different ground. I don' t know that I'd so quickly rush to Pazienza's defense. While I do believe journalists should be allowed to blog responsibly, Pazienza seemed to drift into politics (“I wake up every morning baffled as to why America hasn’t thrown George Bush and Dick Cheney in prison…”) and other matters that could damage the objectivity –such as it is– of CNN, whether or not he officially identified himself as working for CNN. And, if his work was being picked up by other large news/opinion sites, then I can see how that too might irk the brass over there.

That said, perhaps a firing wasn't in order. If he was such a popular blogger, perhaps they might've found a way to capitalize on that and reap the benefits for CNN.com.

In your case Matthew, your blog pretty much sticks to technology issues, and I believe it enhances your stature as a tecnology writer, which in turn benefits the Globe and Mail. Your blog and Pazienza's appear to be on very different ground.

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