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(08-15-2018 12:21 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  I have all the respect in the world for Harry, both professionally and personally. But here's the thing: A "good job" is defined by the person hiring you to do it. A good newspaper journalist will, depending on their role, report doggedly and write eloquently with fairness and accuracy their twin cornerstones (obviously columnists don't have to worry about the "fairness" part so much since they're expressing opinion). A good communications employee will produce messages that are clear, engaging, and accurate within the context of their employer. Good journalism doesn't always mean good corporate communications and vice versa.

In other words: Harry will no doubt do a bang-up job for ODU, but there's almost no way he'll report the way he would have at the Pilot. It's a different game. That doesn't mean he's going to lie or engage in delusional levels of spin, but if the Monarchs lose five in a row, he's not going to write the "Is it time for Bobby Wilder/Jeff Jones to go?" piece. That's no indictment of him, it's just what happens when you start feeding from a different hand.