http://ontapblog.com/2006/03/21/hollywood-doesnt-understand-washington-i-dont-understand-hollywood/ Not Looking Out For You Since 2006 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:14:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://ontapblog.com/2006/03/21/hollywood-doesnt-understand-washington-i-dont-understand-hollywood/#comment-1063 On Tap » Have We No Shame? Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:31:12 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/03/21/hollywood-doesnt-understand-washington-i-dont-understand-hollywood/#comment-1063 [...] She mentions how the shameless behavior of Jayson Blair and Jessica Cutler only helped their careers. I thought it was a terrible sign that immediately after he was fired for making stuff up, he signed a book deal in “the mid-six-figures.” (His book sold about 4,000 copies, and his publisher went out of business shortly afterwards, although Blair’s book wasn’t the only reason.) Ditto for Washingtonienne, which we discussed here. How many honest reporters asked, “Hey, I never made stuff up in my stories. Where’s my $500,000 book deal?” How many folks have said, “Hey, I slept around on Capitol Hill and I’m easy! How come my promiscuousness didn’t yield book deals and movie rights?” [...] […] She mentions how the shameless behavior of Jayson Blair and Jessica Cutler only helped their careers. I thought it was a terrible sign that immediately after he was fired for making stuff up, he signed a book deal in “the mid-six-figures.” (His book sold about 4,000 copies, and his publisher went out of business shortly afterwards, although Blair’s book wasn’t the only reason.) Ditto for Washingtonienne, which we discussed here. How many honest reporters asked, “Hey, I never made stuff up in my stories. Where’s my $500,000 book deal?” How many folks have said, “Hey, I slept around on Capitol Hill and I’m easy! How come my promiscuousness didn’t yield book deals and movie rights?” […]

]]> http://ontapblog.com/2006/03/21/hollywood-doesnt-understand-washington-i-dont-understand-hollywood/#comment-147 Sean Hackbarth Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:00:27 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/03/21/hollywood-doesnt-understand-washington-i-dont-understand-hollywood/#comment-147 Hollywood looks for the marketing angle. Ana Marie and Cutler already have fans. The thinking is the readers they have would start creating free media buzz and get others to at least try the show. Hollywood looks for the marketing angle. Ana Marie and Cutler already have fans. The thinking is the readers they have would start creating free media buzz and get others to at least try the show.

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