AAJA MediaWatch: Getting Noticed
The Jason Whitlock-Jeremy Lin incident led to plenty of coverage of the Asian American Journalists Association’s statement:
- Deadspin: Jason Whitlock Says He “Debased A Feel-Good Sports Moment” Because Of His Mother And Richard Pryor [NB: accompanying photo slightly NSFW.]
- Inquistr: Jason Whitlock Apologizes For Small Penis Joke Made at Jeremy Lin
- Los Angeles Times: Fox Sports’ Jason Whitlock apologizes for Jeremy Lin tweet
- Orlando Sentinel: Fox columnist Jason Whitlock apologizes for Jeremy Lin tweet
- Sporting News: Jason Whitlock apologizes for offensive Jeremy Lin tweet
- USA Today: Columnist apologizes for racist Lin tweet; is that enough?
- Yahoo Sports: Jason Whitlock apologizes for his unfunny Jeremy Lin comment on Twitter
Plus, there were mentions on media industry blogs:
- FishbowlLA: Jason Whitlock Apologizes for Racist Tweet
- Jim Romenesko: Jason Whitlock apologizes for Lin tweet
- Richard Prince’s Journal-isms: Whitlock “Truly Sorry” for Tweet About Asian NBA Player
Kaimen, a communications and business consulting firm, even turned AAJA’s work into a case study on PR.
Possibly my favorite person to have taken note, though, was playwright David Henry Hwang:
Thanks to AA Journalists Assn @AAJA & all who made J. Whitlock apologize for his racist remark about Jeremy Lin goo.gl/dnKmW@jlin7
— David Hwang (@DavidHenryHwang) February 13, 2012
