Golfweek editor immediately replaced after putting a noose on the cover - yay?

[The Fake Shemp]

This story is being blown so out of proportion...

Golfweek replaces editor responsible for 'noose' imagery

 Golfweek magazine replaced the editor responsible for illustrating the current cover with a noose and apologized Friday for its depiction of a Golf Channel anchor's use of "lynch" in a comment about Tiger Woods.

"We apologize for creating this graphic cover that received extreme negative reaction from consumers, subscribers and advertisers across the country," Turnstile Publishing Co. president William P. Kupper Jr. said. "We were trying to convey the controversial issues with a strong and provocative graphic image. It is now obvious that the overall reaction to our cover deeply offended many people. For that, we are deeply apologetic."

The company said Dave Seanor, the vice president and editor of Golfweek, has been replaced immediately by Jeff Babineau.

Kelly Tilghman, in her second year as anchor of PGA Tour coverage on Golf Channel, was suspended for two weeks because of comments she made during the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship, when she and analyst Nick Faldo were discussing young challengers to Woods.

Faldo suggested that "to take Tiger on, maybe they should just gang up [on him] for a while."

"Lynch him in a back alley," Tilghman said, laughing.

Seanor said in an interview Thursday night that he took responsibility for the cover, which showed a noose against a purple sky and the title, "Caught in a Noose." The subtitle said, "Tilghman slips up, and Golf Channel can't wriggle free."

The magazine devoted four pages of news and commentary on the topic, including a column on the back page supporting Tilghman and asking that the controversy be kept in context.

In an editorial, the magazine explained why it felt the Tilghman story deserved so much attention. It was accompanied by a cartoon that showed the Rev. Al Sharpton, who demanded Tilghman be fired, holding a noose and offering it to a pair of Golf Channel employees staring in a hole of thin ice, presumably where Tilghman had sunk.

Reaction to the noose drew a harsh rebuke from PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem.

"Clearly, what Kelly said was inappropriate and unfortunate, and she obviously regrets her choice of words," Finchem said in a statement. "But we consider Golfweek's imagery of a swinging noose on its cover to be outrageous and irresponsible. It smacks of tabloid journalism. It was a naked attempt to inflame and keep alive an incident that was heading to an appropriate conclusion."

The tour issued a statement Friday that said Finchem's comments were "not a call to action, but rather a response to an inquiry and an expression of the tour's dissatisfaction with Golfweek's choice of a cover image."

The tour said Golfweek's decision on its editorial leadership was an internal matter.

CBSSports.com reported Thursday that Jack Peter, chief operating officer of the World Golf Hall of Fame, said that tour officials had told the magazine it might withdraw $50,000 in advertisements for the World Golf Village.

"Jack was not speaking on behalf of the PGA Tour," spokesman Ty Votaw said Friday. "I can categorically tell you the PGA Tour has not threatened any advertising pull."

It was not clear if Seanor had been fired.

Babineau, 45, has been with Golfweek for nine years, including roles as editor, deputy editor and senior writer.

"We know we have a job ahead of us to re-earn the trust and confidence of many loyal readers," Babineau said. "Our staff is very passionate about the game. Our wish is that one regretful error does not erase more than 30 years of service we've dedicated to this industry."

Here's the cover in question...

[Rman]

So...lemme get this straight.  The editor was fired for the cover that was commenting on the Golf Channel's reporter gaffe? 

[DJ_Tet]

The cover is a joke, just like golf 'journalism.'

A cheap ploy to boost that stupid golf magazine which no one has ever heard of.  Golf Digest 4 lyfe

Now that the editor has been fired in what is clearly orchestrated act # 2 we hopefully can go back to forgetting this magazine even exists.

[The Fake Shemp]

The hangman's noose is apparently offensive imagery in this day and age, where black people still remember being hung en masse.  Oh wait!

It's definitely a part of American history that is just downright embarassing and shameful, and should never be forgot, but to strip a man of his job due to political correctness reeks of oversensitivity.  And let's not act as if the publishing company did not see the cover before it hit stands.  I'm pretty sure Turnstile Publishing was well aware of the content they were printing, but only reacted when the likes of Al Sharpton cried foul.

[Robo]

...And the reporter who made the comment in the first place was only suspended.

Faldo suggested that "to take Tiger on, maybe they should just gang up [on him] for a while."

"Lynch him in a back alley," Tilghman said, laughing.

Jesus.  And there are people defending this?

[The Fake Shemp]

I don't think anyone is saying that her choice of words were right, but she's also friends with Tiger Woods, so it's not as offensive as it might seem.  Tiger doesn't even care and even released a statement saying they are still good friends and although a poor choice of words, he has no doubt that she did not mean to offend him.

[Robo]

it's also just plain ugly.  contrasting colors... smh.

[FlameOfCallandor]

OMG!!!!11 How can you guys not see how this is racist. I bet the editor still burnes croseses. Someone call al sharpton.

[Phoenix Dark]

 

The editor was a dumbass, plain and simple. Sensationalism only gets you so far

[GilloD]

There was a story on NPR a few months back about a black girl who was suing her university. You see, they had sponsored a campus wide game of hangman. In the advertisement was a gallows. She was, quote, "so distraught over it because it has history that I didn't go to class".

Nevermind that few blacks were killed on the gallows, the implication of a noose in apparently enough.

[demi]

Faldo?

[TVC15]

The editor was a dumbass, plain and simple. Sensationalism only gets you so far

Yeah, I mean, this whole "scandal" is ridiculous to begin with, but if people are going to get worked up over a poor, not particularly offensive comment, of course they are going to shit bricks if someone puts a fucking noose on the front cover of a magazine discussing the issue. 

[Mandark]

The cover is tacky not because of the noose, but rather because it equates the Golf Channel's current predicament with the original comment.

Shut up!  The Golf Channel is JUST LIKE a runaway slave!

[Phoenix Dark]

The editor was a dumbass, plain and simple. Sensationalism only gets you so far

Yeah, I mean, this whole "scandal" is ridiculous to begin with, but if people are going to get worked up over a poor, not particularly offensive comment, of course they are going to shit bricks if someone puts a fucking noose on the front cover of a magazine discussing the issue. 

Exactly. The issue came out right as the controversy began to quiet down, and anyone with a brain should have realized this was a bad idea. It was a pre-meditated decision; I can imagine all the editors in a room deciding how to capitolize off the story, and some dumbass says "hey, lets put a noose on the cover! That'll get people to pay attention!"

distinguished mentally-challenged fellows should have watched Mad Men

[TVC15]

Mad Men good?  I have yet to see it.

[Trent Dole]

[Phoenix Dark]

Mad Men good?  I have yet to see it.

I'm sure many would hate on it for being such a critical darling, but I thought it was a great series. If you like period piece stuff you'll love it. They really nail the early 60s, not only in dress but in dialogue as well. I'm a total tard for dialogue, and oh man it's pretty good here, especially among female characters.



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<3 Peggy

[Mandark]

They really nail the early 60s

Do tell.