tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post2754070901380155240..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Dunlops axedToronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-3546489457309716632009-02-05T13:10:00.000-05:002009-02-05T13:10:00.000-05:00I won my first Dunlop for a story I wrote one mont...I won my first Dunlop for a story I wrote one month into my job there. Six months later I was laid off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-59562624537397353132009-02-04T17:25:00.000-05:002009-02-04T17:25:00.000-05:00I had the great good fortune to attend three Dunlo...I had the great good fortune to attend three Dunlops, three years in a row. It was a wonderful honour, and just a rush to be in the same room with other journalists from across Canada who were also being recognized for good work. I always appreciated the opportunity to get up and thank the talented editors and layout people who, just as part of their jobs, made me look good. It was a kind of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949763739307627015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-20131833180420905982009-02-04T15:34:00.000-05:002009-02-04T15:34:00.000-05:00It's another money thing, why throw a banquet for ...It's another money thing, why throw a banquet for the workers, no matter what the reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-72059720973510047232009-02-04T09:34:00.000-05:002009-02-04T09:34:00.000-05:00I have been shocked at the series of boneheaded m...I have been shocked at the series of boneheaded moves by PKP, but this one is a new low. It's a slap in the face to all staff and former staff, anyone who proudly hangs a Dunlop Award certificate on their wall. To say nothing of the recognition it offered war hero Edward Dunlop who lost his sight in battle. It meant something dammit. It made the Sun stand out. Of course, there's hardly anybody Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-36190910164700519802009-02-03T21:44:00.000-05:002009-02-03T21:44:00.000-05:00I can't believe how completely f___ing stupid this...I can't believe how completely f___ing stupid this is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-77013515451491813042009-02-03T21:26:00.000-05:002009-02-03T21:26:00.000-05:00What ... no love for Winnipeg?What ... no love for Winnipeg?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-37191908610845539782009-02-03T15:25:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:25:00.000-05:00Just a passing thought, but there is another expla...Just a passing thought, but there is another explanation to the cancelation of the Dunlops. Maybe PKP recognized that he'd be placed in the position of having to admit that the best work of the past year was done by the very people that he'd shown the door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-11070817819335934132009-02-03T13:10:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:10:00.000-05:00Maybe they realized most of the potential winners ...Maybe they realized most of the potential winners were unceremoniously dismissed in a fit of fiscal stupidity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com