A tweet last night from NY Times writer — and REAL journalist — Howard Beck:
Worst sight of the night: SA blogger brings cookies to Ginobili in Spurs locker room. Yes, really.
Sound the DEATH OF JOURNALISM alarm.
Typical blogger behavior with complete ignorance about journalistic standards and proper code of conduct. It is clearly states in chapter four of the “Journalism School: How to Prove You Graduated From One” handbook that under no circumstances is anyone in the locker room allowed to consume baked goods, other than properly credentialed, overweight REAL reporters. No need to worry about crumbs in the keyboard — they use pen and pad, son.
But really: It’s not cool to bring a player cookies, alright bloggers? If you can’t bring enough for everybody, don’t bring any at all.
UPDATE: NBA.com has video of the exchange, and regardless of the implications for JOURNALISM, Manu seems to genuinely appreciate the gesture.
UPDATE II: Brilliant comment from Wayne Vore who points out how horribly mistaken we were in calling them cookies. Our apologies:
Those were chocolate alfajores from a pretty cool little place in Austin called Buenos Aires Cafe. They are an Argentine dessert. Argentine’s are crazy for them and they are very difficult to find in the US. As Manu mentioned in the interview, bringing alfajores is the price people pay to stay with him when they visit.
Calling them cookies would be like giving Pop a $100 bottle of Pinot and calling it grape juice.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Oct 21, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by mikesatx on Oct 21, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do we get a cookie?
For putting PTR on the front page?
by Chris Mottram on Oct 21, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well of course. Surely some is on the way.
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by mikesatx on Oct 21, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
funny timing, as beck and the nyt just launched their nba blog this week.
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by Ben. on Oct 21, 2009 3:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Those were chocolate alfajores from a pretty cool little place in Austin called Buenos Aires Cafe. They are an Argentine dessert. Argentine’s are crazy for them and they are very difficult to find in the US. As Manu mentioned in the interview, bringing alfajores is the price people pay to stay with him when they visit.
Calling them cookies would be like giving Pop a $100 bottle of Pinot and calling it grape juice.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Oct 21, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Sounds like a job for a REAL Journalist. I’m glad you didn’t attempt that one, Wayne.
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by jollyrogerwilco on Oct 22, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JOURNALISM. Sounds about right.
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by LatinD on Oct 21, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously? We can’t watch or listen to preseason NBA games and this is what the bigtime NY journalist is worried about? Wow.
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by CapHill on Oct 21, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Uhh… yeah. I’m sure Wayne will help you find a copy of the Journalism book for you.
But really, it’s not cool to make mistakes when correcting others’, alright journalsts. If you can’t bing a good enough mistake for everyone to mock (or even a good word for Jolly to put up on the lexicon), don’t bring it at all.
JK, glad to see you understand how absurd some of these journalists are.
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by the little o on Oct 21, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just Becked.
Worst sight of my day: the fact I had to read a tweet from from Howard Beck. Yes, really.
NY Times don’t know nothing about no fancy South American treats.
by Cedarpark on Oct 22, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
really?
it was a nice gesture
this is completely blown out of proportion
by bigblue10 on Oct 22, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Alfajores are outstanding. I just think that point needs to be seconded.
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by Ian Casselberry on Oct 23, 2009 1:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Third
I said this in the email, but they are scrumtrulescent.
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by Packey on Oct 23, 2009 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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