Comments on: Marc Bowden on Journalism and The Wire http://steveclancy.com/2008/02/12/marc-bowden-on-journalism-and-the-wire/ Stephen Clancy's online home including blog, résumé, and portfolio. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:36:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Steve http://steveclancy.com/2008/02/12/marc-bowden-on-journalism-and-the-wire/#comment-152 Steve Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:36:09 +0000 http://steveclancy.com/2008/02/12/marc-bowden-on-journalism-and-the-wire/#comment-152 Let me clarify a bit. I'm not necessarily endorsing Bowden's opinion's of Simon or his conflict at the Baltimore Sun. I do think it's worthwhile to point out that The Wire is a wonderful and realistic portrait of urban life in Baltimore, but it is not journalism. I think its important to make the distinction because a lot of people have mischaracterized it as that in the media (I doubt Simon himself would disagree with that). In fairness though, here is the link to the <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/essay/david-simon-0308" rel="nofollow">Esquire profile</a> for those who are interested. Let me clarify a bit. I’m not necessarily endorsing Bowden’s opinion’s of Simon or his conflict at the Baltimore Sun. I do think it’s worthwhile to point out that The Wire is a wonderful and realistic portrait of urban life in Baltimore, but it is not journalism. I think its important to make the distinction because a lot of people have mischaracterized it as that in the media (I doubt Simon himself would disagree with that).

In fairness though, here is the link to the Esquire profile for those who are interested.

]]> By: yet actually... http://steveclancy.com/2008/02/12/marc-bowden-on-journalism-and-the-wire/#comment-150 yet actually... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:13:32 +0000 http://steveclancy.com/2008/02/12/marc-bowden-on-journalism-and-the-wire/#comment-150 Yet Bowden did pick his facts. For instance, he declined to acknowledge that he held more than a passing friendship with the editors he was defending: One of them recently hired him as a columnist on the Philadelphia paper. And the fabricating reporter that Simon criticized in Baltimore -- Bowden blurbed his first book. For the counterpunch, check out the current issue of Esquire, where Simon recounts the misadventure with the fabricator and the editors who defended him. Yet Bowden did pick his facts.

For instance, he declined to acknowledge that he held more than a passing friendship with the editors he was defending: One of them recently hired him as a columnist on the Philadelphia paper. And the fabricating reporter that Simon criticized in Baltimore — Bowden blurbed his first book.

For the counterpunch, check out the current issue of Esquire, where Simon recounts the misadventure with the fabricator and the editors who defended him.

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