tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post9045936510732522064..comments2024-01-18T05:45:59.595-05:00Comments on The Daily Bellwether: 4 Ohio Bloggers Courted By Plain Dealer: Possible Deal In The WorksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-79530274541258333292007-08-20T19:54:00.000-04:002007-08-20T19:54:00.000-04:0086 the quotes!? You know that song, "they tried t...86 the quotes!? <BR/><BR/>You know that song, "they tried to make me go to rehab I said no no no?"<BR/><BR/>Quote withdrawal, here I come.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175591212176951287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-26901013111233755762007-08-20T19:26:00.000-04:002007-08-20T19:26:00.000-04:00Hi LargeBill --Terry Pluto is an excellent sportsw...Hi LargeBill --<BR/><BR/>Terry Pluto is an excellent sportswriter. But the Plain Dealer already had an excellent staff. Whose was better in Ohio?<BR/><BR/>Still, he'll add panache to the place. I have worked at both the PeeDee and the Beacon. The Beacon is in serious decline and doesn't seem to have a clue how to right itself. The PeeDee tried to buy it and was outbid. When the PeeDee lost out, the whole State of Ohio lost out. That's my opinion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-43739531699931792892007-08-20T19:20:00.000-04:002007-08-20T19:20:00.000-04:00Hi Jill -- Nice short sentences.Nice short grafs.N...Hi Jill -- <BR/><BR/>Nice short sentences.<BR/><BR/>Nice short grafs.<BR/><BR/>No ledes longer than 15 words.<BR/><BR/>Not many quotes.<BR/><BR/>You'll do great.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-3696708293808119272007-08-20T16:02:00.000-04:002007-08-20T16:02:00.000-04:00Looks the PD is serious about improving their rep....Looks the PD is serious about improving their rep. Last week they announced a major coup by signing Terry Pluto away from the Akron Beacon Journal. Pluto is far and away the best sports writer in Ohio.LargeBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231452147187641675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-78199325364457877742007-08-20T15:17:00.000-04:002007-08-20T15:17:00.000-04:00Bill, you're way more experienced than I am. Sound...Bill, you're way more experienced than I am. Sounds like you got some pretty good hints & details already. :)<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I can't add much to what you've written. Here's to hoping it works out - from all sides.<BR/><BR/>If anything, Tom, Dave, Jeff and I should be asking you for advice, since you worked there for a while.<BR/><BR/>I would say more.<BR/><BR/>But I don't know what to say.<BR/><BR/>But I have a five graph quota, you know.<BR/><BR/>And in the sphere, your graphs don't even need to be three sentences long, like they do for us old school freelancers.<BR/><BR/>You done fine, Bill. Thanks for the boost.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175591212176951287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-37438891242246455522007-08-20T14:11:00.000-04:002007-08-20T14:11:00.000-04:00Hi Matt --And thanks for saying I'm now over 50%. ...Hi Matt --<BR/><BR/>And thanks for saying I'm now over 50%. That's quite a compliment coming from you. When Bob Novak retires, I think you would be a good replacement for the Dark Prince.<BR/><BR/>That said, if the PeeDee can work out something, it would be great for the Fab 4 of the Ohiosphere. I don't think they would become staffers at the paper under the Guild or anything like that. There may not be any financial renumeration involved -- just the free pub and display. And I don't know if the whispers I caught in the breeze will ever become more than whispers. I guess we'll have to watch what shakes down. I think it could be win-win all the way around, especially if there is cash on the table. W/O cash I'd probably walk away.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-71359455677727896062007-08-20T14:05:00.000-04:002007-08-20T14:05:00.000-04:00Hi Jill --Well, what do you think? Some kind of s...Hi Jill --<BR/><BR/>Well, what do you think? Some kind of syndication, or free pub for you all to cross post, or write commentary for Cleveland.com. Give us some hints and details. Sounds good to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-78174412100153459892007-08-20T12:48:00.000-04:002007-08-20T12:48:00.000-04:00posted by Matt N.-I think it would be impossible f...posted by Matt N.-<BR/><BR/>I think it would be impossible for Jill to write a comment that is less than 5 paragraphs.<BR/><BR/>I think the deal is a bad idea- But Tom and Dave are two excellent bloggers who are so true to their principles that a couple of bucks from some MSM rag will not hold them back from any topic. Good luck to them.<BR/><BR/>And I don't know why Jill would be hired by the PD. They don't exactly have a shortage of obnoxious, wordy libs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-32371089604559925332007-08-20T07:52:00.000-04:002007-08-20T07:52:00.000-04:00Hey Bill,At least I can say that I know none of th...Hey Bill,<BR/><BR/>At least I can say that I know none of this came from me. :)<BR/><BR/>One correction: while I definitely am a registered Democrat, I would never write that I am proud to call myself a Democrat - though I reserve the right to go back and search my blog to see if I've ever done that. :)<BR/><BR/>I consider myself center to left of center. And, in general, I'm proud of the positions I take. But, for sure, there are a few positions I might take that I may not feel as proud about, for whatever reasons (Middle East situations tend to fall into that cateogory).<BR/><BR/>You're such a good digger - you know I admire it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice write-up.<BR/><BR/>I'm off to an 8am meeting with my co-room parent and the classroom teacher for my youngest child's class. Hit the ground running...Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175591212176951287noreply@blogger.com