Skateboarder story is 'crap journalism'
This letter arrived this morning:
The story featured in this morning's Daily Breeze, "Skateboarder says 'sorry' for naked rooftop incident" has no value what so ever. I can't believe that an award winning journalist would actually submit a piece of crap like that.
What are you thinking? There is absolutely no merit in that article. You've got to be kidding me! That naked, tattooed, illegal drug ingesting piece of shit is given multiple column space to fly his drug induced escapade flag in that rag called Daily Breeze. Dude, you need more to do.
My subscription arrives daily in my driveway with 2.....................2 sections and now I'm rewarded with crap journalism. Nice job. He's a generation X scumbag of society. A non-story wasting ink and space. Front page, inset with photo, captions and followed on page 15. I'm not blaming you so much and I blame your idiot editor.
I'm wondering what kind of journalistic award will be given for that story. How about NONE. The cops should've capped that dude or at least lit him up by wire. It's really too bad that he didn't fall and break his neck. If you ever wonder why print is dying, here ya go.
Bob Coleman
Lomita
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What an awesome letter.
Oh it wasnt that bad, I actually enjoyed it! There are way worse articles...
While disagree with his choice of words, the sentiment in Coleman's letter is spot-on.
LA News Corp. has reduced the once proud Daily Breeze to little more than a grocery circular. To consume valuable news space with a fluff piece is bad editorial judgment. Giving this publicity-hungry dropout several front-page column inches feeds his ego. I didn't realize that was the business of a journalist.
I still subscribe to the Breeze, out of habit as much as anything, and I hope the crime beat reporters will dig deep, find some intriguing stories, and reward subscribers with first class journalism.
SORRY LARRY, BUT I HAVE TO AGREE WITH BOB COLEMAN ON THIS ONE .. THAT WHOLE STORY WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF NEWSPRINT AND THE TIME AND ENERGY TO READ IT ........ NOW IF YOUR LAST SENTENCE HAD BEEN MORE LIKE ............. WHAT A LOSER THIS KID IS !! I WOULD BE APPLAUDING YOU AS WOULD MANY OTHER READERS I'M SURE .....
Bob Coleman, youre an idiot. Get off your high horse you jackass. Im sure you were never a kid right? Im sure you never did anything wrong when you were a kid right? This is they type of guy who yells at kids who walk on his lawn. This is the type of hot head jerk who refuses to give out candy to kids on halloween.
What the real waste of time is, posting this garbage drivel letter. Go back into your cave troll and leave us normal people alone.
I wouldn't call it crap journalism... the skater in question happens to be a professional with many young fans.
The guy was supposed to be a role model to these kids.
Now he isn't.
If he were the average skate punk, no one would care.
GEEEEEZ MINOR .......... BOB WAS TALKING ABOUT WHAT A WASTE OF NEWSPRINT THE ARTICLE WAS NOT MUCH ABOUT THE " KID " BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO THERE I WILL .......... THE " KID " AS YOU CALL HIM IS NOTHING MORE THEN A LOSER !! WHEN I WAS 23 I HAD A CHILD AND A MORTGAGE ..... IF HE WERE 15 OR SO THEN HE'S STILL A "KID " BUT 23 ... SORRY THAT TERM JUST DOESN'T APPLY ANYMORE ....
Dear Bob Coleman, YOU SUCK.
Why is everyone on here so judgemental?
If you don't like a story, SKIP IT. duh.
You're complaining about wasted space, maybe YOU, mr. coleman should start your own nespaper, then you could write about what you want to write about, and all of these other ignorant idiots could read your stupid little paper.
I read that story, and as far as I am concerned that is both funny and news. Clever of the RPD officer to pretend to be a Catholic school teacher.
You guys make me laugh!