Journalists, beware: Throughout 2015, a thousand-dollar fine for every interview "question" that begins with "talk about." Tweet added by Bruce Jenkins @Bruce_Jenkins1

Bruce Jenkins

9 years

Journalists, beware: Throughout 2015, a thousand-dollar fine for every interview "question" that begins with "talk about."

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Patrick Hruby

@patrick_hruby

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 @bySLPrice told my journo class that I would personally hunt them down for using that. Wasn't joking.

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Bruce Jenkins

@Bruce_Jenkins1

9 years

@patrick_hruby @bySLPrice What an excellent idea.

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Jerry Olive

@jerryolive2908

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 add, "...at the end of the day..." to that fine list.

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Bruce Jenkins

@Bruce_Jenkins1

9 years

@jerryolive2908 I've always wondered about the beginning of the day.

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Jay Peden

@jay_peden

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 ... it's not like a coach or player is going to go all Alex Trebek and say, "Remember to answer in the form of a question."

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Bruce Jenkins

@Bruce_Jenkins1

9 years

@jay_peden Oh, but they have. I've heard more than one person reply, "Is that a question?"

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Joe Davidson

@SacBee_JoeD

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 - equally as bad is the brainless media opening of "what's the mind set...."

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Ian Begley

@IanBegley

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 @HowardBeck really wish this could be implemented

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Ryan

@mancavelife

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 amen. Totally not a question.

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Johnny Gomez

@johnnysfgiants

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 how come

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Mike Finnerty

@MikeTFinnerty

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 @SacBee_JoeD How about, "You guys played well. What did you want to do?"

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Evan Onstot

@EvanOnstot

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 Drives me crazy. Hear it way too often in sports interviews.

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Tracy Ringolsby

@TracyRingolsby

9 years

Making papers solvent @Bruce_Jenkins1 Journalists: Thruout 2015, $1,000 fine for every interview "question" that begins with "talk about."

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Chris Dawson

@caloso89

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 @hankschulman A-frickin-men!

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zoya the destroyer

@sophiahelix

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 "Take us through..."

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Dr.^2

@SteveWhoVain

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 @hankschulman they will just replace it with "Take us through that _____ ...."

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Damon Bruce

@DamonBruce

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 This is going to cost the Bay Area some serious coin.

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John Shea

@JohnSheaHey

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 How about, "Talk about taking me through the importance of how big it was."

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Ron Flatter

@ronflatter

9 years

@Bruce_Jenkins1 @bySLPrice Bravo. Having railed against that myself, I have also caught myself doing the same thing. #paytotheorderof

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David Moore

@DavidMooreDMN

9 years

RT " @Bruce_Jenkins1 : Journalists, beware: Throughout 2015, a thousand-dollar fine for every interview "question" that begins "talk about."”

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