tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post4649656280501092541..comments2024-03-27T06:15:18.574-04:00Comments on GOLF GIRL'S DIARY: A Western Rush to Judgment on Tiger Woods Dubai?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225531813848577032noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post-76221912686957330972010-11-30T22:13:58.783-05:002010-11-30T22:13:58.783-05:00Most of today's writers are obliged to generat...Most of today's writers are obliged to generate page views / traffic. I'd guess it would be difficult to get those with most of the names in golf today simply because they're not known beyond the sport. Tiger is the exception.jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579437837715863327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post-75471122964982793002010-11-30T16:12:20.302-05:002010-11-30T16:12:20.302-05:00There are very few places to see pure journalism a...There are very few places to see pure journalism anymore. Patricia's explanation of that and and storytelling evolution are on the mark. <br /><br />Even "opinion columns" labeled as such go beyond that and can be spun into pure storytelling. I guess it's up to the reader to decide how much they want to believe. Of course, hidden agendas abound. Then again- much of this has existed for years. Look back at the "golden (or yellow) days" of W. R. Hearst.ducks 64https://www.blogger.com/profile/17389335190149569036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post-11306814616571342482010-11-30T15:42:46.269-05:002010-11-30T15:42:46.269-05:00I've got to get to Dubai one of these days. Su...I've got to get to Dubai one of these days. Sure it was hit hard by the world recession look at Las Vegas and From what I've read/heard it's still a great place to visit.ashgolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807043807126309989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post-19952559748297298502010-11-30T14:53:24.142-05:002010-11-30T14:53:24.142-05:00Just about a year ago I recall reading an eerily s...Just about a year ago I recall reading an eerily similar story of a Nicklaus golf course that was "on hold" on the island of Anguilla. I haven't heard anything about it since, and I don't know what finally happened to it. It does seem like Tiger Woods and Dubai make a much more tempting target for many people than Jack and his Caribbean Island.thegolfsharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134394081965354826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post-83655136096650351202010-11-30T14:38:46.321-05:002010-11-30T14:38:46.321-05:00Actually Mr. Donegan is a journalist, and as such ...Actually Mr. Donegan is a journalist, and as such went out to the site of the development and attempted to get statements from the the current owners and various representatives. <br /><br />He's also a writer and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-Donegan/e/B000APIWZU" rel="nofollow">several really wonderful golf books.</a> <br /><br />These days, in sports writing and elsewhere, I suspect most of what we read is is somewhere between pure journalism and storytelling. It the way media has evolved.Patricia Hanniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13221547585113488764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post-59369976620530915752010-11-30T13:56:53.804-05:002010-11-30T13:56:53.804-05:00This is a pretty good article. It seems to hit on...This is a pretty good article. It seems to hit on one main problem, which is pretty common in sports media. Basically, is Donegan a writer? Or a journalist?<br /><br />He should be a journalist, and not leave out facts or draw unnecessary parallels. If he's just a writer, and telling a story, that's fine but it shouldn't be presented as a news piece.<br /><br />That said, I'm sure the truth lies somewhere between what he wrote and Golf Girl's explanation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post-18444152620021428122010-11-30T13:49:32.571-05:002010-11-30T13:49:32.571-05:00I appreciate your honest journalistic efforts to p...I appreciate your honest journalistic efforts to post an un biased report, thank you very much. I am so sick and tired of the media whores that everytime they mention Tiger's name they have to rehash all the stories we have heard time and time again. It just blows my mind that they cannot leave sleeping dogs lie.So again let me thank you for your efforts.MJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post-37934222391143200752010-11-30T13:11:41.677-05:002010-11-30T13:11:41.677-05:00I've wanted to visit Dubai and the Arabian gul...I've wanted to visit Dubai and the Arabian gulf for a while now. I think the blending of traditional cultures and beliefs with modern ones is part of what makes it fascinating. The issues pointed out in the NYT article are due to this rapid development and I think over time much will be resolved. As for the Tiger Woods course, how different is the story from the many abandoned or deteriorating courses here.langstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571749548852885605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640652526116928447.post-11123569678376031012010-11-30T07:05:14.474-05:002010-11-30T07:05:14.474-05:00.
i apologize in advance for the lenght of the NY....<br /><br />i apologize in advance for the lenght of the NYT excerpts below about designer museums (as compared to designer golf courses) being constructed in the middle east<br /><br />and not to make any political judgements,i am posting it just as a frame of reference<br /><br />it is not just the financially hurdles on the surface the middle east have to contend with, deep down IMHO, it's can they be trusted <br /><br />.....["It is an audacious experiment: two small, oil-rich countries in the Middle East are using architecture and art to reshape their national identities virtually overnight, and in the process to redeem the tarnished image of Arabs abroad while showing the way toward a modern society within the boundaries of Islam...........As comprehensive as this vision seems, however, questions still linger, as in Abu Dhabi, about whom it will speak to. Few fundamentalists are likely to distinguish between one approach to modernization and another. Even many educated Arabs in and outside Qatar — among the museums’ target audience — see a disturbing inconsistency in these grand plans. “Some have lived here 50 years,” said Fares Braizat, a Jordanian professor at Qatar University who has been working on a census of foreign nationals. “They speak Arabic with a Qatari dialect, but they are still not allowed Qatari citizenship” or any of the enviable perks that go with it: free education and health care, interest-free government loans, preference in hiring, a sense of equality. Mr. Braizat’s point zeroes in on what could turn out to be the great flaw in the plans of both cities. Leaders are investing enormous amounts in these projects, and they are likely to leave behind some extraordinary buildings and institutions. But if they can’t get over that final hurdle and persuade enough people that they have a shared stake in this future, they will never realize their most ambitious goals. Worse, they may end up reinforcing the cynicism about engagement with the West that brought down Western-style modernism in this part of the world decades ago.] NYT<br /><br />anyway back to golf<br /><br />frankD<br />ftlauderdale soFLAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com