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Golfweek editor fired for noose cover
AP ^ | 1/18/08 | DOUG FERGUSON,

Posted on 01/18/2008 2:47:24 PM PST by SF Republican

Ten days after a Golf Channel anchor was suspended for her use of "lynch" in commentary on Tiger Woods, an editor was fired Friday for illustrating the controversy with a noose on the cover of Golfweek magazine.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: fired; golf; noose; tigerwoods
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1 posted on 01/18/2008 2:47:25 PM PST by SF Republican
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To: SF Republican

I heard Tiger thought it was no big deal! PC stikes again!


2 posted on 01/18/2008 2:50:33 PM PST by Ramstein75
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To: SF Republican

A noose once bit my sister.


3 posted on 01/18/2008 2:51:14 PM PST by nhoward14 (Fred Thompson will get it DUN DUN in 2008!)
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To: SF Republican
Political correctness run amok. Although it is rather an odd cover for a golf magazine.


4 posted on 01/18/2008 2:52:30 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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5 posted on 01/18/2008 2:53:02 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: SF Republican

He’ll never hang around the Golf Week water cooler anymore.


6 posted on 01/18/2008 2:53:38 PM PST by toddlintown (Build More Highways For Children---Huckleberry Talking Point)
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To: SF Republican

Way to hang himself


7 posted on 01/18/2008 2:54:12 PM PST by JRios1968 (Don't mess with tigers, for you are crunchy and chewy...)
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To: SF Republican
Golfweek issues apology

Jan. 18, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. – Jeff Babineau has been named editor of Golfweek, replacing Dave Seanor, effective immediately.

The change has been made after Golfweek ran a cover in the January 19 issue showing a noose to illustrate a controversial comment by Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman about Tiger Woods.

“We apologize for creating this graphic cover that received extreme negative reaction from consumers, subscribers and advertisers across the country,” said William P. Kupper Jr., president of Turnstile Publishing Co., the parent company of Golfweek. “We were trying to convey the controversial issue with a strong and provocative graphic image. It is now obvious that the overall reaction to our cover deeply offended many people. For that, we are deeply apologetic.”

Golfweek devoted four pages of news and commentary on the Tilghman/Golf Channel situation. Tilghman was suspended for two weeks as a result of her comment.

Babineau, 45, has been with Golfweek for nine years, and has filled a number of roles with the magazine, including editor, deputy editor and senior writer. In his new role, he will report directly to Kupper.

“We know we have a job ahead of us to re-earn the trust and confidence of many loyal readers,” Babineau said. “Our staff is very passionate about the game. Our wish is that one regretful error does not erase more than 30 years of service we’ve dedicated to this industry.”

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8 posted on 01/18/2008 2:54:15 PM PST by Doomonyou (Let them eat lead.)
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To: SF Republican

I guess he was trying to spice things up a little bit. Golf itself is so damn uninteresting.


9 posted on 01/18/2008 2:54:18 PM PST by dinoparty
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To: Cicero

Problem is the cover image inflames the issue rather than providing a context for substantive discussion, which was their stated intention.


10 posted on 01/18/2008 2:55:11 PM PST by highball ("I never should have switched from scotch to martinis." -- the last words of Humphrey Bogart)
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To: SF Republican

In 1902 a miscreant threw a rock at an innocent black man. Be careful how you use the word rock from now on.

Oh no. Tiger is between a rock and a hard place.

YERRRRR OUTA HERE!!


11 posted on 01/18/2008 2:58:30 PM PST by DManA
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To: Cicero
Political correctness run amok. Although it is rather an odd cover for a golf magazine.

And thus it was a good thing the Editor was canned for prolonging this stupid episode.

12 posted on 01/18/2008 2:59:32 PM PST by montag813
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To: Cicero
When I see that cover, I say to myself that the third most dangerous phrase in the world was uttered during the review of the magazine. ‘Trust me.’

‘Oh, yeah, trust me, there’ll be some outcry, but really, we’ll get more subscribers than we lose,’ I’m sure was said. But honestly, the only one who should be sacked here is not the editor, but the publisher that let this go to press. It won’t destroy the magazine, but it’ll hammer in one of the most cherished resources the magazine depends upon - the office subscriber who might just decide that they’ve gone too political for leaving in the lobby anymore.

13 posted on 01/18/2008 3:00:53 PM PST by kingu (Fred08 - The Constitution is the value I'm voting for. What value are you voting for?)
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To: SF Republican

Here’s what bothers me.

The noose cover was tasteless and isn’t really about golf which is what the magazine purports to cover.

However, I wouldn’t even know about this cover if ESPN, CNN and the other news channels weren’t displaying it for the past 24 hours. If the purpose of a magazine cover is to draw attention and attract buyers, the editor did his job. He also illustrated Ms. Tilghman’ comments a bit too well.

If the editor is somehow guilty of racism, then isn’t CNN, ESPN, etc. just as guilty for flashing the GolfWeek cover ad nauseum to viewers everywhere, increasing the exposure this cover received at least 50-fold?

Why are CNN and ESPN able to exploit racism but the editor of GolfWeek is not?


14 posted on 01/18/2008 3:03:57 PM PST by Tall_Texan (No Third Term For Bill Clinton!)
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To: SF Republican

No noose is good noose...


15 posted on 01/18/2008 3:04:58 PM PST by null and void (Conservatives are tired of being sucked up to every 4 years and stabbed in the back for the next 3.)
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16 posted on 01/18/2008 3:10:09 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all week...


17 posted on 01/18/2008 3:22:18 PM PST by null and void (Conservatives are tired of being sucked up to every 4 years and stabbed in the back for the next 3.)
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To: SF Republican
Flunkie #1: We should cover that ESPN babe getting flak for the "lynch" comment.
Flunkie #2: Yeah, that was extremely insensitive; mentioning a lynching as a way of getting even with a black man.
Flunkie #1: For sure, dude. A really clown move. But maybe we could take her side and show how she's being overly criticized by the PC crowd.
Flunkie #2: Yeah, they really hung her out to dry. Hey! We could show a noose on the cover - that refers to the original lynching, but it also refers to all the brouhaha about the babe!
Flunkie #1: Whaddya think, boss?

Boss Editor: Yeah, that's a great idea, really clever.

18 posted on 01/18/2008 3:23:06 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Ramstein75
Seem to be a lot of land mines in the “N” section.
19 posted on 01/18/2008 3:33:25 PM PST by CarryingOn (Spread the message every day, like your life depended on it.)
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To: SF Republican
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20 posted on 01/18/2008 3:59:36 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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