Justin Dew on ATRAB right now. . .

[kenny p]

Originally Posted by Bogey

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I've worked with JJ since 2004 and he's a personal friend. That's just typical JJ. I'm sure if you asked him tomorrow he might pronounce his name the same. JJ is just a classic.

I love when he says Golfstream.

[Bogey]

Originally Posted by kenny p

I love when he says Golfstream.

That's a good one. He's got the best one liners in the game, bar none.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Bogey

That's a good one. He's got the best one liners in the game, bar none.

He's awesome. Hilarious.

[Kasept]

Justin Dew was on the show at my invitation. What was in his blog was the quote he received from a private clocker and he wrote it as such. How people interpreted the clocker's quote is not his 'fault'. He's a young guy who has worked hard all winter/spring following the Trail for kentuckyderby.com and has done a nice job. He didn't deserve to be villified for how he presented the information, and I was happy to have him on the show to give him the chance to demonstrate his considerable accumen.

He learned a lesson about the dissemination of information, or potentially misinformation, at an event like this. His experience was similar to mine last year when I gave out erroneous info about Showing Up that had been provided to me by a very reliable source. Given the original source of the quote, I can say that people attacking or ridiculing Dew for his eagerness are on the wrong side of the fence. Give him a chance. His judgement was bad in this case. It will be better next time.

[Bogey]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Justin Dew was on the show at my invitation. What was in his blog was the quote he received from a private clocker and he wrote it as such. How people interpreted the clocker's quote is not his 'fault'. He's a young guy who has worked hard all winter/spring following the Trail for kentuckyderby.com and has done a nice job. He didn't deserve to be villified for how he presented the information, and I was happy to have him on the show to give him the chance to demonstrate his considerable accumen.

He learned a lesson about the dissemination of information, or potentially misinformation, at an event like this. His experience was similar to mine last year when I gave out erroneous info about Showing Up that had been provided to me by a very reliable source. Given the original source of the quote, I can say that people attacking or ridiculing Dew for his eagerness are on the wrong side of the fence. Give him a chance. His judgement was bad in this case. It will be better next time.

Steve, the information that he gives out ultimately falls on him. He's has a certain responsibility to disseminate accurate information especially in this game where there are large amounts of money wagered.

I personally missed the segment, so I didn't hear him demonstrate his considerable acumen. There are more impostors in this sport than in any other from Media, Trainers, Jockeys, and more.

Finally, I respect your opinion and if you feel the guy deserves a second chance I'm OK with that.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Justin Dew was on the show at my invitation. What was in his blog was the quote he received from a private clocker and he wrote it as such. How people interpreted the clocker's quote is not his 'fault'. He's a young guy who has worked hard all winter/spring following the Trail for kentuckyderby.com and has done a nice job. He didn't deserve to be villified for how he presented the information, and I was happy to have him on the show to give him the chance to demonstrate his considerable accumen.

He learned a lesson about the dissemination of information, or potentially misinformation, at an event like this. His experience was similar to mine last year when I gave out erroneous info about Showing Up that had been provided to me by a very reliable source. Given the original source of the quote, I can say that people attacking or ridiculing Dew for his eagerness are on the wrong side of the fence. Give him a chance. His judgement was bad in this case. It will be better next time.

while all of this may be true...he should still ultimately have to explain his mistake and accept responsibility for what he wrote...it's part of his journalistic integrity no?

Originally Posted by paisjpq

while all of this may be true...he should still ultimately have to explain his mistake and accept responsibility for what he wrote...it's part of his journalistic integrity no?

Bloggers aren't held to the same standards as journalists.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Bloggers aren't held to the same standards as journalists.

should be...esp if they want to remain credible with people who may bet $$ based on what they write...that actually makes it worse in a way.