Comments on Deus Ex Malcontent: Say What You Will (Requiem for a TV News Career)

There's a certain sense of irony in a news organiz...

2008-04-05T20:15:00.000-04:00

There's a certain sense of irony in a news organization firing one of its employees for blogging when that same news organization's website has links to blog entries about the topics of their stories, isn't there?

I just found out about this blog through another b...

2008-03-03T20:43:00.000-05:00

I just found out about this blog through another blog "Reflections on the Snow Covered Hills" out of the NWT's in Canada! As a former print journalist, I feel your pain. I am emailing this blog to everyone I know. TV news, whether network or cable, doesn't have a clue. I hope you get a job soon as I'm sure you need the health insurance, another thing that the powers that be don't understand. Media honchos and politicians--so out of touch.

Way to go mate! I am also sick of the mass media i...

2008-03-03T06:09:00.000-05:00

Way to go mate!
I am also sick of the mass media in America. Mass Media in general really.
Keep it up, you have a bigger and louder voice than most of us, so shout as loud as you can.

Why is this even a story that matters? People get...

2008-03-02T19:17:00.000-05:00

Why is this even a story that matters? People get fired all the time for improper corporate behaviour.

The narcissistic vulgarity of Chez's protestations speak volumes. I'm just a regular guy who was done in by CNN's 'Gestapo'. What media corporation would keep such an individual?

CNN took the right action. End of story.

This is one of the most read blog entries here in ...

2008-02-29T12:03:00.000-05:00

This is one of the most read blog entries here in Belfast, Ireland! We love you!!!! And not just that, we're all behind you!!!

Stand up (or stay seated, what do I care?) and let...

2008-02-26T22:30:00.000-05:00

Stand up (or stay seated, what do I care?) and let CNN know that the screwed up by sending your own personalised "Fuck You" to the Morning Show with
CNN's handy form.

Your story is a hard lesson and example for all th...

2008-02-26T22:27:00.000-05:00

Your story is a hard lesson and example for all the other bloggers out there.

Here in Australia it is sad to see the news media closely following in the footsteps of the US media. Most of what is reported is trash. A classic example of this is the story of the suburban teenager Corey Delaney who has been made into a celebrity from his stupid antics.

I don't know how a lot of those news personalities can sleep at night let alone show their faces in public for dishing up the trash they do night after night. Do they think we are all stupid?

I find myself turning off time and time again. My preference these days is for the ad-free genre based music selections on Foxtel.

Good luck with the future.

Susan

I once went through something similar with the "ma...

2008-02-26T17:52:00.000-05:00

I once went through something similar with the "major" shopping network Shop At Home (now defunct), only I was fired for "violating the company email policy" by (jokingly) suggesting in an internal email that I was declaring my candidacy for employee of the month. I was terminated because "it did not pertain to company business". What fucking company did they think I wanted to be Employee of the Month of?

Turns out that they were moving the headquarters to another city and were eliminating as many employees as they could so as not to have to pay moving or termination bonuses.

Not quite relevent to your story but I do see parallels.

I have linked your story to our blog at:

http://www.knoxvillefilms.com/2008/
02/net-vs-networks-new-paradigm.html

I am currently studying at an european university,...

2008-02-26T17:07:00.000-05:00

I am currently studying at an european university, getting my masters degree in journalism. This post is an inspiration to everyone. Keep me posted.

North of the border, the Canadian cable companies ...

2008-02-26T08:46:00.000-05:00

North of the border, the Canadian cable companies dropped CNN Headline News and replaced it with BBC World a couple of years ago. That was after CNN Headline News stopped being a headline service and began screaming at the audience. And those cable companies are in business to make a profit and know what they are doing.

By the way, it was the CBC Teamakers blog that linked to this one....
http://teamakers.blogspot.com/

Anonymous can be effective --and safer. It's been going since 2005.

In the end it is so sad to see CNN to fall so far. Once Chicken Noodle News when it began, then an eye on the world, it is now nothing more than chicken shit.

Congratulations and kudos to you. I look forward t...

2008-02-26T02:19:00.000-05:00

Congratulations and kudos to you. I look forward to hearing more from "little people with laptops" who happen to be credible journalists with powerful voices.

Kroger co. attempted to fire me for blogging as we...

2008-02-25T19:46:00.000-05:00

Kroger co. attempted to fire me for blogging as well. I fought it, however, and won! Don't back down!

You are and EXCELLENT writer. Way to give a recent...

2008-02-25T17:14:00.000-05:00

You are and EXCELLENT writer. Way to give a recent college grad in the "biz" some inspiration. This might have been just the confirmation I needed to follow through on a career change. Good Luck & God Bless

A shame. the big medias have troubles with the ope...

2008-02-25T16:56:00.000-05:00

A shame. the big medias have troubles with the open liberty of speach.

i like your blog and ill be still reading my flolk.

I said "fuck this" when the last radio corporation...

2008-02-25T16:36:00.000-05:00

I said "fuck this" when the last radio corporation for which I worked, told me to "fuck off".

I[m a 25 year veteran of both TV and radio and after having given two left tits to a career that took far more than it gave, I've decided to try my hand at the one thing that's never left me--my love of the written word.

You're delightfully jaded and because I too, stand in the same tarnished afterglow, I understand completely.

This is my first time to your blog. You're a gifted and talented writer. Your angst only fuels your prolix. That's to our benefit.

I'll be back.

Best,
Laurie Kendrick

This is going to be fun to watch... and thanks to ...

2008-02-25T12:47:00.000-05:00

This is going to be fun to watch... and thanks to blogging, I've got a front row seat.

Go get 'em!

Excellent post. Completely. All I can say is, gi...

2008-02-25T01:26:00.000-05:00

Excellent post. Completely. All I can say is, give 'em hell. You certainly have my backing.

I love your Blog, sorry it got you fired. CNN neve...

2008-02-24T11:03:00.000-05:00

I love your Blog, sorry it got you fired. CNN never did have much imagination, you have way too much "out of the box" thought going on for their comfort. Keep writing, producing, and making the powers that be nervous.

All the best,
Bob Daraio
http://broadcastunionnews.blogspot.com/

Wow, what an incredible story. I am truly sorry t...

2008-02-23T11:30:00.000-05:00

Wow, what an incredible story. I am truly sorry to hear about your experience, but I guess it worked out in the end. The established old media types are going to have to figure out what to do with the new media types eventually because blogging and podcasts are here to stay, and rules regarding participation in either domain (either past or present) should be more clearly spelled out from the get-go. I too hope to be able to work for CNN or MSNBC someday, but your story makes me wonder if my own political blog will get me in trouble. And I'm not even a partisan.

Thanks for writing such a thoughtful and informative post. I will add you to my blogroll and check back in with the site to see how things are going in your new life. Congratulations on at least realizing what you really want in life and now having a new shot at achieving that.

Best wishes.

CNN, like any other corporate tool, once they've g...

2008-02-23T00:24:00.000-05:00

CNN, like any other corporate tool, once they've gotten too big to be responsive and caves in to being cautious, has its head up its ass.

Assuming you're correct Chez, they fired you for being too LIBERAL???

Give me a fucking break.

Your politics can be liberal, and we've discussed how your theology (or lack thereof) might not go over well in the heartland. But you are no dyed-in-the-wool liberal, not be a real longshot.

The problem, Chez, is that you're a freethinker. THAT is what scared them.

"Who knows what that radical Pazienza might do? Look at his blog. Crazy fool does not follow conventional wisdom!! He pisses on icons (cf. Oprah for a crowning example). Hell, WE'RE an icon! Maybe he'll start pissing on us!!"

And I've seen you piss on traditional liberal icons as well. THAT'S why I read your stuff. You're an equal opportunity pisser. THAT is what scared CNN.

And you're way better off without them.

I salute you, sir!

2008-02-22T18:55:00.000-05:00

I salute you, sir!

Some of us live our lives in secret, venting to th...

2008-02-22T18:28:00.000-05:00

Some of us live our lives in secret, venting to the obscure. While others sit in silence, waiting and watching. As Tsung Tzu would say, "If ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, divide them; if equal, be able to fight them; if fewer, be able to evade them; if weaker, be able to avoid them."

This is the time of Empire, a moment in history where mankind was ultimately given a single choice under the oppression of the elite. It will be written that on this day, humanity will have decided whether or not they had chosen to evolve.

Our fate is contingent upon the nation as a whole. The acts of one individual just do not matter anymore. I call the internet the military's first and only social experiment of the late 21st century. It is their way of controlling mass discontent without "change," as Obama puts it, spilling out into the streets. What is the first thing China does to control unrest, while hopefully preventing their entire country from igniting into civil war(which China is on the border line of doing JUST LIKE Iraq)?

...China simply mimics the masters of propaganda, the United States, by installing an internet, installing a middle-class, and installing fast food chains. All this to do what ?

Is Empire's motive to have us watch crappy news and be afraid of the country with the most nukes ? Perhaps I'm supposed to feel as if the system works and always will work. I haven't a clue. I just know that whatever "they," whoever they are, are feeding me is not being eaten.

Once upon a time artisans and writers such as you and I, amassed together and conceived an idea known as "liberty." It took some doing, but ultimately this game "rich men play" caught on.

You played this game and continue to play it. You will write a book, make a blog off of the book, do a few book tours, and before you know it, will be interviewed on your competitors networks. The media will suck everything they can off you until you become as irrelevant as their upper-middle managment are. Your ideas will become tabloid gossip until they fizzle away into the endless void that you helped to create. Why continue the cycle ? Why help FEED the machine ?

We are the poor.

Being in the business myself I'm proud of your pos...

2008-02-22T17:45:00.000-05:00

Being in the business myself I'm proud of your post.

You've now got an opportunity to go work for a new media company that matters.

CNN's bullshit approach to online news is cut agreements with local affiliates to pull their stories to their sites. And no stories that actually matter end up on CNN.com. You get the local tabloid affair and it reads like garbage. For instance:
The top 3 stories in the Midwest section of CNN.com/US as of 5:45 on Feb. 22:
1. Wife Killer Sentencing Set For Wednesday
2. Van driver charged in fatal bus crash
3. Man admits killing woman with ax

Note: Not one of those headlines reads like that on the local affiliate's page.

You're better off. I wish you the best of luck. You're a smart guy, and will own these suckers one day.

I wonder if your firing is any way related to your...

2008-02-22T14:07:00.000-05:00

I wonder if your firing is any way related to your support of Anonymous's Feb 10th protest of Scientology and the critical article on Huffington Post. This would be something that would fall under the CO$ policy of "Fair Game"...I would not put it past those evil, crazy crooks.

Congratulations on your baby and your firing! I'v...

2008-02-22T12:43:00.000-05:00

Congratulations on your baby and your firing! I've been reading your blog for a couple years now. I found it through Pajiba, and I greatly enjoy the snarky/angry stabbing criticisms of the world. That makes you a big damn hero, sir. Congrats again.