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[justindew]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I have a question. Do you consider yourself a journalist?

I am absolutely, without question, NOT a journalist.

Would I like to be a journalist one day? I think so.

Originally Posted by justindew

I am absolutely, without question, NOT a journalist.

Would I like to be a journalist one day? I think so.

Ok then. Then I'm sorry for the comment about accountability. I blame Churchill for hiring an amateur to do a professional's job.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Ok then. Then I'm sorry for the comment about accountability. I blame Churchill for hiring an amateur to do a professional's job.

They hired me to do the job of "blogger". I reported no news whatsover, nor did I claim to report news. I reported my obseravations and thoughts on the road to the Derby, and stated that clearly. Again, I have to ask how I failed to meet any standards on accountability?

Be specific.

Originally Posted by justindew

They hired me to do the job of "blogger". I reported no news whatsover, nor did I claim to report news. I reported my obseravations and thoughts on the road to the Derby, and stated that clearly. Again, I have to ask how I failed to meet any standards on accountability?

Be specific.

I apologized. I thought you were a journalist since they are held to higher standards. I totally overlooked the fact that Churchill is notorious for cutting corners and hiring cheap help.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I apologized. I thought you were a journalist since they are held to higher standards. I totally overlooked the fact that Churchill is notorious for cutting corners and hiring cheap help.

I take offense to your assertion that Churchill "cut corners" by hiring me. Did you actually read any of my blog? If so, what part do you take issue with?

And I was paid well for my work, thank you very much.

Originally Posted by justindew

I take offense to your assertion that Churchill "cut corners" by hiring me. Did you actually read any of my blog? If so, what part do you take issue with?

And I was paid well for my work, thank you very much.

Why would you take offense? Is it not true that a journalist would've cost them more? It's a shame that they cut corners and didn't hire freelance journalists to report or "blog" on their website for the biggest race of the meet. It's an insult to racing fans to hire an amateur to report news.

It's a fact that their el cheap-o ways resulted in a significant error with your blogging. This wouldn't have happened if they would've hired a professional.


I'm not insulting you. You're an amateur and amateurs make mistakes. Churchill are professionals and it is inexcusable that they made one.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Why would you take offense? Is it not true that a journalist would've cost them more? It's a shame that they cut corners and didn't hire freelance journalists to report or "blog" on their website for the biggest race of the meet. It's an insult to racing fans to hire an amateur to report news.

It's a fact that their el cheap-o ways resulted in a significant error with your blogging. This wouldn't have happened if they would've hired a professional.


I'm not insulting you. You're an amateur and amateurs make mistakes. Churchill are professionals and it is inexcusable that they made one.

There is your mistake!!!! I was NOT hired to report news. I was hired to give my thoughts, observations, and analysis on the Derby and the Derby Trail. Period. Churchill employs numerous journalists during Derby Week and the rest of the spring to report news. And those journalists did just that. I was not one of them. I was a blogger. Bloggers aren't reporters. Bloggers don't claim to be reporters. At least I don't. A blogger is someone whose writing inspires conversation among others, and my blog did that.

I am getting the feeling that you never read the Hard Spun blog entry in question. If you had, it would have been clear to you what I did. A clocker told me something about Hard Spun, and that little tidbit influenced my wagering strategy. Therefore, since it was my blog, it was fair game. I never misrepresented anything. I never made any false claims. The info happened to be subject to interpretation and was probably inaccurate, but that was not my fault. Was it poor judgment to write what I wrote on the official Derby website? Yes. That's why it was removed. But to say that I was hired to report news is totally inaccurate.