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CNN Fires Producer Over Personal Blog

dangerz writes "CNN has fired one of its producers because of his personal blog. Chez Paziena, the ex-producer, has stated that he started the blog 'mostly to pass the time, hone my writing skills, resurrect my voice a little, and keep my mind sharp following the [brain tumor] surgery.' After a few months, CNN found out about it and ended up letting him go because his 'name was "attached to some, uh, 'opinionated' blog posts" circulating around the internet.'"

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  1. it's just him by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    After a few months, CNN found out about it and ended up letting him go because his 'name was "attached to some, uh, 'opinionated' blog posts" circulating around the internet.'

    MORBO DOES NOT FEAR CNN. MORBO WILL BLOG WHATEVER HE LIKES!

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    1. Re:it's just him by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Mommy, will Microsoft fire me for having a /. account and posting on /.? Dunno, but I work for Dell and I'm not taking any chances.
  2. No comments by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    No comments, otherwise my boss will find out that my name is attached to the opinionated news site Slashdot, and will be "forced" to let me go.

    1. Re:No comments by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      and while I'm mentioning that overpaid idiot, I'd better mention that I am also sleeping with his wife.

  3. Just goes to show.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You blog, you jog, bro.

  4. Not so quickly now.... by Gat0r30y · · Score: 4, Funny

    How do we know this isn't the guy who's been making CNN cover britney instead of actual news huh? Cause I'm all for firing whoever that dude is.

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    1. Re:Not so quickly now.... by Gat0r30y · · Score: 3, Funny
      Nevermind.....

      I marveled at our elevation of the death of Anna Nicole Smith to near-mythic status and our willingness to let the airwaves be taken hostage by every permutation of opportunistic degenerate from a crying judge to a Hollywood hanger-on with an emo haircut. Well at least the poor dude doesn't have to work for them anymore.
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    2. Re:Not so quickly now.... by Mex · · Score: 2, Funny

      So he's the only one at CNN who saw the ridiculous coverage of Anna Nicole Smith as the crap that it was, and ... he was the one with a brain tumor. Sort of explains a lot about CNN.

  5. Re:Three words by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then they won pretty much at the beginning of civilization--somewhere around the time little Muggo the caveman decided he was going to tell the much larger and stronger Puggo the caveman tribal leader exactly what he thought of him right to his face.

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  6. Re:The dude violated a policy he admitted he read. by Otter · · Score: 4, Funny
    So if your employer wrote down in a policy that employees were not allowed to breathe...

    The contest for Worst Analogy For This Story would seem to be between you and "However on the surface it does strike me as being awfully similar to a garbage man who works for a private waste management company, volunteering his time on saturdays on the Adopt-A-Highway program, cleaning up trash."

    We'll see if Bad Analogy Guy shows up to contest this one.

  7. department of redundancy department by frovingslosh · · Score: 2, Funny
    his 'name was "attached to some, uh, 'opinionated' blog posts" circulating around the internet.'"

    As opposed to the other kind?

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  8. Re:They don't like competition by Otter · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...our northern neighbour is hell bent on invading us.

    Nice try there, Johnny Canuck, but watch the spelling next time.

  9. Re:The dude violated a policy he admitted he read. by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 2, Funny

    The guy is stupid for thinking work published on an internet blog doesn't count as writing.
    Read many blogs, do you? Most don't count as "writing". Really.
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  10. Ob-quote?! by Dogtanian · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've only one thing to say.... I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!

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  11. Hey! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    My legal name is Anonymous, you insensitive clod!

    -- Mr. Coward

  12. Re:Democracy Now! by gnick · · Score: 5, Funny

    In any case, after reading that blog post, I'm never, ever watching one second of CNN again.. Sure, you talk big. But let's just see where you turn next time you want an update on Paris Hilton's brother's DUI, Britney Spears's sister's pregnancy, Britney's zany exploits and custody issues, or Lindsay Lohan's latest wreck (car or box-office - your pick)?
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  13. Re:Democracy Now! by AuMatar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sorry, but we can't help it if reality has a liberal bias.

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  14. Re:NOT his job by name*censored* · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know 16yo camwhores from MySpace that have this much freakin' sense.
    You know 16yo camwhores from MySpace?
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  15. Re:They don't like competition by rdavidson3 · · Score: 1, Funny

    and that our northern neighbour is hell bent on invading us. That's right, we're bigger and on top. If this was prison, you'd be our bitch.
  16. Re:Democracy Now! by gnick · · Score: 4, Funny

    I feel like a traitor to mankind just for being able to list four celebrity "news" shows by name. I understand - I think I need an extra shower tonight in order to cleanse myself of the feeling I got after realizing that I could name off four semi-current celebrity "news" stories...
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  17. Controversial by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 2, Funny

    FTFB:>"I didn't make a dime doing it."

    The man's obviously a commie. Can't have a guy like that working on CNN.

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  18. Re:They don't like competition by oldhack · · Score: 2, Funny

    Respectable news source in the US? Yes:

    http://www.nakednews.com/

    They have "nothing to hide". What's that? Canada isn't the US? You just keep on watching, boy.

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  19. Idiots' rights by Radical+Moderate · · Score: 2, Funny

    "but one of the fundamental American rights is the right to be an idiot."

    I'm pretty sure that's the one right that W won't be trying to take from us any time soon.

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  20. Re:Invasion by Opie812 · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, there is no real reason for Canada to invade.

    Maybe it's like from that old song:

    We'd do it for the nookie.

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  21. Hockey and Molson by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, there is no real reason for Canada to invade. Sorry.

    In these matters, the answer is always, "Hockey and Molson".

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  22. Are you kidding?!? by wiredog · · Score: 2, Funny
    They want our weather! And the babes that go along with it! Canada has nothing like Key West, or Hermosa Beach! Ever seen an extremely fit woman, in a thong, roller skating on a boardwalk in Canada? I think not! In Hermosa Beach? Heck yeah!

    Of course Canada wants to invade!