http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/11/13/scripps-scraps-jobs-not-spelling-bee/ Where media and technology meet Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:02:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/11/13/scripps-scraps-jobs-not-spelling-bee/#comment-353649 Paint Tomorrow Blue » In 1995, I misspelled “brilliance” Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:38:22 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=12886#comment-353649 [...] At least, in these trying times, there’s some good news. Scripps is cutting employees, but will continue the spelling bee, on which they take a loss.  This is great news–I don’t know how ESPN would have filled that time otherwise. [...] [...] At least, in these trying times, there’s some good news. Scripps is cutting employees, but will continue the spelling bee, on which they take a loss.  This is great news–I don’t know how ESPN would have filled that time otherwise. [...]

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/11/13/scripps-scraps-jobs-not-spelling-bee/#comment-353642 Robert MacMillan Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:30:16 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=12886#comment-353642 Assuming ur tongue is somewhere in the cheek region? :) Assuming ur tongue is somewhere in the cheek region?

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2008/11/13/scripps-scraps-jobs-not-spelling-bee/#comment-353641 edward Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:13:54 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/?p=12886#comment-353641 Interesting that most Spelling Bee graduates I know never got into the news business, so I don't agree with your premise that Scripps is doing this to create new generations of copy editors. Consider Ben Bernanke, a one-time winner on the state level, who flubbed his word in the national bee. Interesting that most Spelling Bee graduates I know never got into the news business, so I don’t agree with your premise that Scripps is doing this to create new generations of copy editors. Consider Ben Bernanke, a one-time winner on the state level, who flubbed his word in the national bee.

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