tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post2232647264553002121..comments2023-09-16T03:22:13.461-05:00Comments on BRAZOSPORT NEWS: Bad local journalismBanjo Jones http://www.blogger.com/profile/10112841663290890325noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-87001718945682243772006-11-14T23:10:00.000-06:002006-11-14T23:10:00.000-06:00computing error?
sheesh. YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
i poi...computing error? <br />sheesh. YOU ARE AN IDIOT.<br /><br />i point the errors out only in a likely unsuccessful attempt to shame the local paper into improving. they do charge 50 cents a copy for their product, ya know.Banjo Jones https://www.blogger.com/profile/10112841663290890325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-48366358396290784632006-11-14T22:25:00.000-06:002006-11-14T22:25:00.000-06:00Obviously you must be smart enough to realize that...Obviously you must be smart enough to realize that this article is 2 stories meshed into 1. I recognized one as an AP story about the election. Surely a computing error should not garner this much attention and your bile filled malcontent. If you thought you could do better, why aren't you applying with Southern Newspapers for a copy desk, editing, or managerial position? Obviously you feel you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-49765742047273543192006-11-08T14:15:00.000-06:002006-11-08T14:15:00.000-06:00They coulda hired me, but they blew it. So, they b...They coulda hired me, but they blew it. So, they blow.<br /><br />(I admit, things like that in my cover letter may have taken points off my employability quotient.)jdallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890848008073355783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-38467813877633142752006-11-07T23:22:00.000-06:002006-11-07T23:22:00.000-06:00Dang, sounds like Banjo is trying to make some new...Dang, sounds like Banjo is trying to make some new friends at the Facts. <br /><br />The Tom DeLay quote is actually kinda tricky for a rinky dink operation because technically the 22nd is still Delay's district unless he moved out of it. DeLay just doesn't represent it any longer. (Could I have used an emdash before that last sentence instead of a period?)<br /><br />Mo' betta: "...in the 22ndAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-74059322228651912742006-11-07T19:35:00.000-06:002006-11-07T19:35:00.000-06:00anonymous: why waste your time telling me i'm wast...anonymous: why waste your time telling me i'm wasting my time? that's a waste of your time. and my time is "my time." the whole point is if the people don't ask for better, they'll never get it. so nothing ever changes so far as the only daily newspaper published in Brazoria County is concerned. working for improvement in my own small way is not something i consider a waste of time. now quit Banjo Jones https://www.blogger.com/profile/10112841663290890325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-51616855840273306082006-11-07T14:35:00.000-06:002006-11-07T14:35:00.000-06:00As bnad as it is, it reads like a Pulitzer worthy ...As bnad as it is, it reads like a Pulitzer worthy story when compared to the 1960 Sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-32718881372901270762006-11-07T13:38:00.000-06:002006-11-07T13:38:00.000-06:00Banjo, Banjo....why waste your time? Anyone can "t...Banjo, Banjo....why waste your time? Anyone can "tear apart" a smalltown outfit like the Facts. Its staff is minor league, and so it will make errors of fact and grammar. I suspect you could do this daily with this newspaper, although it is obvious that (1) it is not the NY Times, and (2) it knows its audience, namely uneducated, drunken Rednecks who aren't hard to please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com