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I don’t know what to make of this situation, but the hattip goes to this comment at PressThink and the original blog post, here on Bruce Johnson’s Blog (attention Eric Mansfield: Johnson appears to be another TV news anchor with a blog about same). From the news station’s article:
Washington Post classical music critic Tim Page ripped DC Councilman and former Mayor Marion Barry in a company email recently. A copy was obtained by 9 News Now in which Page refers to the former Mayor as a “crack addict” and “useless”.
The controversy started late last Wednesday with an email from Marion Barry’s Communication staff that went out as a “blast” to several dozen reporters and media organizations. In it the Ward eight Councilman explained that he had voted for the sale of Greater Southeast Hospital; but he wasn’t convinced it was a good deal for the city.
Tim Page, a Pulitzer Prize winner and 30-year journalism veteran got the Barry email even though he doesn’t cover the former Mayor or the DC government and apparently wasn’t too pleased to hear from Barry.
He responded with a harsh email of his own in which he rips the Councilman and calls him useless.
There are comments at Johnson’s blog. WaPo doesn’t seem to have anything on it yet.
What do you think?
Interesting commentary on the incident, here, suggests that Page’s Asperger’s Syndrome (diagnosed in him as an adult) might be the cause for him sending such an email.
I don’t know…that means that an awful lot of us might have the same thing…do you really think that’s true? Maybe the tip to Asperger’s was in jest? I’m not sure what to make of it.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:07 pm November 12th, 2007 in Blogging, Media, Politics, Wide Open
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Hi Jill. Sorry this isn’t related to your post. I just wanted to let you know that I was asked to make a video or 10questions on the healthcare issue. I just put it up (my daughter did one too), and there are only two more days to vote.
I was wondering if you would consider voting…there is no registration (you are not even asked for an email address), you just click on the green thumbs-up.
Here is the link…
http://www.10questions.com/?l=ccforum&ans=quest&display=&hide=&search=catherinemarie66&all=1
Thanks.
Oy.
Been there done that.
As far as I’m concerned, Tim Berry has nothing to apologize for. He was telling the truth and if Mr. Useless Crackhead has a problem with that, too bad. If I was Mr. Page, I would be getting the resume machine cranking – I’m sure there is another newspaper with a little more guts willing to hire a Pulitzer winner. I wouldn’t stay at a paper that would discipline me for that.
Of course, that’s probably why I’m running a bookstore now. As Howard Cosell once said, I never played the game.
that stuff he said seems true to me
Ben – I love your comment here. Yeah, I think a lot of people feel that way.