It Would Have Redefined Blogging: Wright's On a Roll

Jeremy Wright is having one hell of a year....

Last year, he was hired for blogging, but this year allegedly got fired for it.

Then he apparently was hired again for blogging. He later claimed that US officials prevented him from entering the US , thus losing him a US$ 20,000 contract that would "redefined blogging".

UPDATE: I've heavily edited my original post. Like many bloggers, I relayed the story without questioning it.

FURTHER UPDATE:  Shelley Powers smells something fishy about Jeremy's story; indeed says she is "99.99 sure... it is completely fabricated."  She raised the issue on her Burningbird blog, but the discussion is happening over at Joi Ito's place.

FINAL UPDATE: After a few emails with Jeremy, I have my own doubts about many parts of the story. And few certainties. What "really happened" to Jeremy will never be known unless he presses for official facts to be released -- which he refuses to do. Until then, it's his word against.... well, nothing.

I apologize to Desirable Roasted Coffee readers for passing on the story without being far more critical.

Posted by Allan Jenkins on March 16, 2005 at 06:09 PM in Desirable Roasted Coffee, Ethics, Mea Culpas & Outright Retractions | Permalink

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