tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151727960891442164.post6251931385366707899..comments2023-03-25T23:35:40.708-04:00Comments on Son of Bold Venture: FIVE FOR WRITING: CHARLES P. PIERCE!Chris Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647622187515165082noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151727960891442164.post-12359092910567509992011-03-11T00:10:27.045-05:002011-03-11T00:10:27.045-05:00I really hope you can get Taibbi.I really hope you can get Taibbi.The Incredible Kulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14898676218737906790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151727960891442164.post-65704090225713327412011-03-11T00:01:52.404-05:002011-03-11T00:01:52.404-05:00Lexington's point makes me think of the J.R. M...Lexington's point makes me think of the J.R. Moehringer GQ pieces I came across recently on LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. Really great writing out there by people writing on stuff they don't usually cover. <br /><br />This reminds me... would love to see Moehringer in a Five for Writing feature.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131271025141465969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151727960891442164.post-4468968447247018242011-03-10T10:00:04.671-05:002011-03-10T10:00:04.671-05:00Charlie caused me to realize that I preferred spor...Charlie caused me to realize that I preferred sportswriting in Esquire and GQ because the writers brought a unique perspective and weren't beholden to the athletes as a regular beat writer or columnist who needed a positive long-term working relationship with the players to do their job. <br /><br />The ESQ / GQ guys could parachute in and leave town when they were done - they could speak the truth and be less concerned with the locals' feelings (to some extent). They weren't trapped in the "locker room, conventional wisdom, PR spin" world of sports media. And as a huge sports fan he and a few others definitely helped frame how I viewed sports.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506175277844835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151727960891442164.post-67761924082123909812011-03-08T20:15:08.980-05:002011-03-08T20:15:08.980-05:00Chris: Any idea how one might obtain a copy of th...Chris: Any idea how one might obtain a copy of the 1978 article by Mr. Pierce on the JBS?<br /><br />Ernie = ernie1241@aol.comernie1241https://www.blogger.com/profile/03474920379651324223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151727960891442164.post-19123340379862118462011-03-08T16:45:09.430-05:002011-03-08T16:45:09.430-05:00God, I love the Moroccan bazaar metaphor. Great in...God, I love the Moroccan bazaar metaphor. Great interview!Noelia de la Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886455441505910455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151727960891442164.post-55961817512467208412011-03-07T20:09:18.129-05:002011-03-07T20:09:18.129-05:00Pierce's is the first of Jones' "5&qu...Pierce's is the first of Jones' "5" that I wanted to continue after the 5 because in other written formats, Charles is heavy on the snark. Nothing wrong with that. But he stripped himself bare for this piece and allowed me to understand him on a basic level. I dug it.<br /><br />I love that Chris asked Charles to talk about Taibbi and THE STYLE that makes people discount Taibbi even though no one delivers a message better than Taibbi; and Charles' answer was as I hoped it would be. <br /><br />And this idea, Charles, is summed up beautifully: The marketplace of ideas is supposed to be a Moroccan bazaar, people elbowing each other and haggling at the top of their lungs. It's not supposed to be an upscale specialty shop on Rodeo Drive.The Incredible Kulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14898676218737906790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151727960891442164.post-60064483609737733812011-03-07T19:08:39.343-05:002011-03-07T19:08:39.343-05:00The really sad thing about editing in today's ...The really sad thing about editing in today's newspapers is that once the cutbacks began spreading throughout the industry, it became fashionable to trim editing resources as a first resort. Now, too many of the "editors" left are content to produce to the level that is expected of them; that is, next to nothing. I continue to run across editors who think the goal is to move copy as fast as possible, never once (and I mean never once) having a conversation with the writer about what happens between the time something is written and the time it meets the printed page.mtp4610https://www.blogger.com/profile/14773712095009061656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151727960891442164.post-57712434676542160082011-03-07T18:36:03.658-05:002011-03-07T18:36:03.658-05:00Chris,
Another enjoyable interview with one of th...Chris,<br /><br />Another enjoyable interview with one of the best. Charlie is spot on about the editor issue. It plagues too many newspapers today.<br /><br />Funny thing, I just left the Worcester Magazine office, no longer owned by the same people Charlie worked for.Kevin Koczwarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637066693348638285noreply@blogger.com