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Thursday, September 06, 2007
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Punditry and observations on technology, and current affairs in Canadian and Global business.
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"one of the sharpest business bloggers there is" - Gary Weiss, investigative journalist and author of Wall Street Versus America.
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2 comments:
BooYA!
I echo Charles. Congrats, Lee.
You have the credentials. Now you must acquire the accoutrements of a true media professional.
Professional attitude wrapped in a worldly veneer bordering on the jaded. Check!
Quite a bit more than a a mere
soupçon of snarky wit at the ready. Check.
An ever expanding, almost planetary capacity for mind-numbing trivia in your field of expertise or a 10,000 shares in Google. One can only hope.
Rumpled button-collar oxford shirt, natty chino slacks, leather close-toed Birkenstocks, tweed jacket, flask of single malt scotch of your choice, neatly folded American fifty dollar bill, palm pilot, cell phone, Parker white dot ballpoint, Breitling wristwatch, slightly crumpled business cards. Every profession has its uniform.
At least three embarrassingly humorous personal anecdotes involving at least two of the following elements each: a masochistic editor; a hapless industry insider; an obscene amount of alcohol; an unforgiving taxi driver with limited English; New York City; a hidden video camera; Spam; a drunk celebrity; the Toronto Maple Leafs; a bitter ad executive. These are the only stories you'll be allowed to either embellish, plagiarize or entirely fabricate without jeopardizing your career so have at 'er!
The ability to simultaneously graze the press buffet and conduct a meaningful and in depth interview. As with developing any new skill pacing will be of critical importance.
Pocket thesaurus. Electronic or print - extra points for a dog-eared copy bound in leather.
Autographed lounge coaster or napkin from "The Press Club" signed by one of the following:
George Stroumboulopoulos - extra points if it's on a coaster rather than a folded napkin.
Sook-Yin Lee - extra points for a personal message.
Lloyd Robertson - points deducted for a personal message - but still highly collectible.
Scott Feschuk - only valid if accompanied by a humorous anecdote or on a pilfered copy of an Amex receipt.
Craig Oliver - points deducted if legible.
Peter Mansbridge - triple value if accompanied by strand of hair.
Welcome to the - well I guess if the Fourth Estate is newspapers and the Fifth Estate is TV news then the internet must be the Sixth Estate. In any case it's the second oldest profession.
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