Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Media Monica Guzman Wants To Know
Posted by Erica C. Barnett on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 5:17 PM
An interrogative poem:
So, what makes Twilight so awesome?
Should I pick it up?
Why would anyone steal parking pay stations?
What do you think the criminals are going to do with them?
Should we keep the King County Fair?
Don't know the difference?
Happy Seahawks fans?
Where will these tech-savvy leaders direct their newfound energy?
Want a house in Oregon?
How can we help Seattle get things done?
What will the Chief Technology Officer do?
How's this for an ode to the neighborhood?
What makes your neighborhood sing?
Does anyone know what this is about?
Is it rejected debris or spontaneous public art?
The message?
Should civil rights be up for popular vote?
Can a consensus of some kind be reached on this issue?
—Monica Guzman, Seattle P-I, November 11-18, 2008
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Wow, it is really difficult to read the gay marriage debaters. reminds me of what we are up against.
2
Do you hate Monica Guzman because she's like the youngest, least powerful journalist in Seattle? They wouldn't even let her in the Guild, right? And she's female.
Is that why? Or what? Why do you hate her?
Is that why? Or what? Why do you hate her?
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Well, I detect a hint of contempt. And disdain. And smug superiority. Perhaps nobody but me sees it.
That, plus this is not the first, nor the second, nor the third time that ECB has soared high above everything blogged and printed in this town and then swooped down to eviscerate one of Guzman's blog posts found three clicks in from the front page of the PI's web site. Erica's usual complaint seems to stem from her critical evaluation of Monica's intelligence, and gravitas.
That, plus this is not the first, nor the second, nor the third time that ECB has soared high above everything blogged and printed in this town and then swooped down to eviscerate one of Guzman's blog posts found three clicks in from the front page of the PI's web site. Erica's usual complaint seems to stem from her critical evaluation of Monica's intelligence, and gravitas.
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I wonder what blogging for the PI pays. Is it per post? Word count? Salary? Is it a backdoor to the print edition?
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no, you're not the only one who sees it elenchos, but hey! this thing is like that thing, isn't it?
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"What can we all agree on?" That ECB hates female journalists - and believe you me, we hate her stink, too.
14
ECB is bitter that Monica got the job she wanted. It's pretty sad. Could you be a little less petty, Erica?
15
Monica is a nice person in real life and she's disparately seeking to emulate you Erica. No joke.
You should feel ashamed.
You should feel ashamed.
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Can we please address the question of the King County Fair? I hate to say it, but it needs to go.
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Topic for your next therapy session: Why do you need to humiliate other journalists to prove your worth as a writer?
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Don't really get the hate/sarcasm/smugness here. She's a nice person just doing her job. What's the issue?
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o.k., point taken w/r/t the quality of the bjc found poems.
I'll also join in the chorus of those saying that Monica is an incredibly nice person who takes her job seriously and is sincerely interested in engaging readers even if it means asking a lot of questions in her posts.
I'll also join in the chorus of those saying that Monica is an incredibly nice person who takes her job seriously and is sincerely interested in engaging readers even if it means asking a lot of questions in her posts.
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I don't get it, is this because each link takes you to some hypothetical question posed by Guzman? Isn't, like, every Mudede post ever some trite and insular hypothetical question?
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@ levide: that was hilarious.
I'm not going into this ECB versus MG crap, but I do have to say that the Big Blog now has a "Today in PR" segment.
It's like Monica doesn't even try anymore.
I'm not going into this ECB versus MG crap, but I do have to say that the Big Blog now has a "Today in PR" segment.
It's like Monica doesn't even try anymore.
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The King County Fair should stay open but expect smaller crowds. Just because there are no farms on Capital Hill or Fremont doesn't mean there aren't farms in King County and Kids in the 4H and FFA. Seattle has Bumbershoot. Let South King County and the Eastside farmers have the fair.
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Monica is a nice person, apparently Erica can't relate. Why so much anger towards a fellow female journalist trying to eek out a living?
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