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Time Inc's Pre-Thanksgiving Layoffs
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Iranian Govt. Winning War on Media
Speaking Out
Forces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
Slain Journo Investigation Goes On
Formerly Imprisoned, Laura Ling and Euna Lee Now Free to Tell Their Tale (Mostly)
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Look at All These Guys Messing With This Reporter, Geez
The Backlash Against Laura Ling and Euna Lee Begins

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TheBusinessGuy
11/24/09

In reply to Time Inc's Pre-Thanksgiving Layoffs
Naturally the horrible murders in the Philippines dwarfs anything else in this post--the enormity of the evil is staggering. But to deal with what my mind can wrap itself around, does anyone else remember when companies--even magazine companies--had sufficient humanity to wait until after the holidays to do layoffs? Now the objective is just to get 'em off the expense side before the new budget kicks in. I always wonder how the executioner executives can watch or read A Christmas Carol unironically.
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Pesti-Esti
11/24/09

@TheBusinessGuy: I would argue that it is still before the holidays. After what date would you no longer lay people off? November 1? Labor Day? Yeah, laying someone off on December 15 is kinda prickish, but lets get a handle on extending the holidays t0 over 15% of the year.

On the bright side, at least they were laid off before they did their shopping. In a way, it's probably better than being laid off on January 10. Not that being laid off anytime doesn't suck.
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TheBusinessGuy
11/24/09

@Pesti-Esti: I think laying someone off two days before Thanksgiving is dickish. What should be the cutoff? In the old days, it was usually November 1.

#tips
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Mediahohoho
11/24/09

@TheBusinessGuy: Fortune laid me off a couple of weeks before my wife gave birth, so I wouldn't go looking for a lot of humanity there.
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
11/24/09

@TheBusinessGuy: +1111111111111
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
11/24/09

@Mediahohoho: Sadz
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TheBusinessGuy
11/24/09

@Mediahohoho: Yeah, that is awful. Anytime a company refers to its employees as "our family," I reach for my pistol.

#tips
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Novaload
11/13/09

In reply to Euna Lee Wins Imprisoned Reporters' Book Deal Race
They shouldn't get to keep any money from this--it should go to pay back all the resources used to extricate them from their own stupidity, and then the rest should be divided amongst all of us who had to listen to all the BS about them and by them while waiting for the weather report or some other far more important bit of news. They should also have to go do some anonymous community service while meditating on their unsuitability as "reporters." #eunalee
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Maxichamp
11/13/09

@Novaload: No kidding. For months, they denied crossing the border. When they were freed, they used euphemisms like "touched the border". You can't be a little bit pregnant. You broke the law. Live with it. #eunalee
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OldSpinDoc
11/13/09

@Novaload: And what were the people these lovely ladies were 'reporting" on going to do when the story ran?
I'm sure Harriet Tubman would have loved to read media accounts of her railroad while she was still shuttling people through it... #eunalee
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Novaload
11/13/09

@OldSpinDoc: Indeed. The local 'contacts' were reportedly begging them not to go further toward the border; and their translator and others said the Korean equivalent of Sod it! and vanished--all concerned for their safety after the Clueless Chicks 15 minutes were over. The Clueless Chicks were not, of course, concerned about them. #eunalee
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Maxichamp
11/13/09

In reply to Euna Lee Wins Imprisoned Reporters' Book Deal Race
It was strange during their imprisonment how they would flash her picture on the news and it's always that weird myspace-y picture. I mean, couldn't the family provide a more normal picture? #eunalee
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Betty Draper
11/13/09

@Maxichamp: I thought the exact same thing. #eunalee
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The Real JR
11/13/09

In reply to Euna Lee Wins Imprisoned Reporters' Book Deal Race
because you are not as interesting as your circumstances, no matter what Oprah says.

PREACH!!! PREACH IT!!

I think this simple truth is at the very core of why Gawker exists: Because some people take themselves way too seriously (ie: famous for doing nothing) which make them ripe for the snarking.

Dudes, doesn't the Lings realize that there's a HUGE fascination regarding what the hell is going on behind borders in North Korea. (Hell, wasn't that why they were there to begin with?) Why do I care about the beauty of Ling Sisterhood(tm) when i could get a firsthand account of Dear Leader battshittery with bonus Clinton on Air Fuck One action? #eunalee
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rudi_freude
11/13/09

@The Real JR: Maybe because The Sisterhood of the Traveling Lings sounds like it has box-office potential. #eunalee
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Magister
11/13/09

@rudi_freude:
While a variation on the "Ya-Ya Sisterhood" (The Ling-Ling Sisterhood) could be mistaken for a film about Dick Nixon's relationship to a couple of pandas.
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Niko Bellic
11/13/09

@The Real JR: there's a HUGE fascination regarding what the hell is going on behind borders in North Korea

Wait, what? Did they capture Carrie Prejean now? #eunalee
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rudi_freude
11/13/09

@Niko Bellic: Niko. Niko, Niko. You're being inappropriate. #eunalee
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skt.smth
11/13/09

In reply to Euna Lee Wins Imprisoned Reporters' Book Deal Race
Korea 1
China 0 #eunalee
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Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
10/13/09

In reply to Iranian Govt. Winning War on Media
Ahmadinejad just wants to control all media. I guess he is a Sabourjian after all.
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Swifter
10/13/09

@Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: Not much different than Rupert Murdoch, I'd say.
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smithhimself
09/10/09

In reply to Speaking Out
Maybe it is book ready, but I doubt if many imprints would bid on it. People don't care about the Taliban.

Krakauer's book about Pat Tillman is a definite bestseller. NFL player. Hero. Cover-up.
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hilikusopus
09/09/09

In reply to Forces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
Remember that publicity stunt last year, when that seemingly self-promoting French guy scaled the NYT's building? He was actually French special forces attempting a daring daytime rescue of the NYT's business model. Did it work?
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NcSchu
09/09/09

In reply to Forces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
I'm pretty sure British/NATO troops rescued him, not U.S. troops.
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meechybee
09/09/09

@NcSchu: That's what I heard, too on the radio this morning. British troops, not US.
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AbaMorpheus
09/09/09

In reply to Forces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
Pardon this cynic point that I think has to be made in the midst of this bittersweet news, but....

Why is it that the New York Times or other newspapers have no problem suspending the publication of a story that is in the public's interest when it involves their own staff, while they have numerous times published information that puts troops lives in danger or scuttles missions that might benefit the US and its allies?

Case in point is the news story in, I believe, the Washington Post after 9/11 that pointed out intelligence forces had picked up bin Laden's satellite phone signal. About three days later that signal went dead, never to be picked up again, striking a blow for efforts to find him.

Just sayin'.
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The Lone Scout
09/09/09

@AbaMorpheus: Keep on sayin'.
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The Lone Scout
09/09/09

In reply to Forces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
Andrew, please add an update stating that a British commando was sacrificed during this rescue mission (a death that was noted with one sentence in the NYT article).

"Who dares, wins."

R.I.P.
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timeoutofmind
09/09/09

In reply to Forces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
take note, you asshole cable news windbags. a real reporter, doing real work.
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The Lone Scout
09/09/09

In reply to Forces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
And yet the tragic reality of journalist Munadi's death makes room for the kind of dark comic relief not unusual in war:

"Mr. Farrell, who holds dual Irish-British citizenship, said he heard more British voices and shouted, 'British hostage!'"

R.I.P., Mr. Munadi.
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VidarCicero
09/09/09

In reply to Forces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
1) Mr. Farrell does not hold US citizenship - he holds British and Irish citizenships
2) It was not a "US special forces operation" - it was a UK special forces operation supported by Afghan troops. No US troops were involved.
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Adah
09/09/09

In reply to Forces Rescue New York Times Reporter Kidnapped By Taliban
Dear NY Times reporters: I understand that it is important to you to get the most accurate story possible, and that your job sometimes leads you into danger. But, given this recent trend, I'm asking you to reevaluate your security precautions.

"As the three men sped toward the village, they discussed what to do if stopped by militants along the way."

This might be something to consider before going out on your own in the middle of a country at war.

-Adah
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The Lone Scout
09/09/09

@Adah: Indeed, U.S. forces offer training stateside to civilians planning to enter these combat zones in the course of their work. (This training, held at military installations such as Fort Bragg, can be highly accurate and typically includes a surprise "kidnapping" by U.S. military personnel dressed, acting, and speaking as local hostile parties would.) Does anyone know if this training is mandatory, or if it is offered by other allied forces?
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The Lone Scout
09/09/09

@Adah: And now the New York Daily News is reporting that "authorities had warned journalists that the area near the tanker strike was Taliban-controlled and dangerous."

So, a commando is uselessly dead because these two journalists took a miscalculated risk (and waited to discuss their exit plan until they were on their way).
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