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Barbara Walters may not have the controversy-ratings dervish Rosie O'Donnell on the roster of The View anymore, but what she does have is her reputation as the go-to interview for many celebrities. Last week, it was announced that Paris Hilton would be giving her first post-jailhouse interviewed with Babs. One release and re-jailing later, Hilton called Walters collect.
Hilton told Walters, "I used to act dumb. That act is no longer cute. Now, I would like to make a difference. ... God has given me this new chance." And on her first stint in the pokey: "I was not eating or sleeping. I was severely depressed and felt as if I was in a cage. ... It was a horrible experience." Hmm, is Paris reading from statements written by the same person who wrote Paris's pre-jail statement about needing to take "more of an active role in the decisions" she makes?
And how did Paris come about calling Walters? Fate: Walters was on the phone with Paris' mother Kathy Hilton, and Kathy received a call from Paris on another line: "When told that Kathy was talking to Walters, Paris said she'd like to speak to Walters herself. Walters then agreed to accept a collect call from Paris in jail. All prisoners are required to call collect. "
Walters will be revealing more about her chat with Paris on The View this morning; we really wish Rosie O'Donnell were there to analyze Hilton - we'll have to rely on Joy Behar to take Paris to town.
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what does this have to do with nyc?
"I used to act dumb. That act is no longer cute."?
She drove drunk, ignored that her license was suspended, and acted like she was the victim.
She wasn't acting dumb, she is dumb...
Gothamist,
Please. You are becoming as bad as the local news. You are not a gossip site. Do not post popular subjects just to show up on more search queries. Try to be, you know, relevant to New Yorkers. Unless Paris Hilton crashes her car into the Washington Square arch she news about her doesn't belong here. I know this is a blog and all, but it wouldn't hurt to make an effort to have some editorial standards.
Sincerely,
Josh M.
"God has given me this new chance."
OH NOES!!!! I dont know if I should die laughing or chocking on my own vomit in disgust. PARIS HILTON HAS FOUND GOD WHILE INCARCERATED! I guess I shouldn't be surprised, as religion is the first refuge of the self indulgent and stupid.
Oh, and it does have a little bit of New York relevance as she used to enjoy showing off her pussy here while getting in and out of cars and having sex in public in NY night clubs.
More Paris Hilton please. Can't get enough!
"what does this have to do with new york" is the new "first"
What is wrong with this sentence: "Guess Who Collect Called Barbara Walters?"
What is right with this sentence: "Guess Who Called Barbara Walters Collect?"
I think the sentence would be ok if it were "Guess Who Collect-Called Barbara Walters?"
This site was once considered a bit edgy and I hate to use the word, 'hip'. Now it sucks as bad as Paris does on the video.
You miss Rosie?
You're covering Paris calling babawawa?
You accept awards and accolades as though you're a bastion of journalistic integrity and quality. Yet you rarely correct simple spelling errors and your grammar is worse than a 4th grade student.
Clean it up and stop worrying about censoring comments.
jim
2 things.
1) Jim, she sucked WELL on the video, not badly.
2) is no one going to make some sort of lame, carrot top, 1800 collect reference?
I totally agree about the typos though, don't you guys edit?
"...(I) felt as if I was in a cage."
Gee, I wonder what made her feel that way?
Dear Gothamist,
Haven't you ever considered hiring editors to proof copy before it is published? Wouldn't you like to have a reputation for coherent, cleverly-written, journalism? Furthermore, why is Jen Chung still allowed to write for you when it is obvious she does not know how to write? Something needs to be done!
Sincerely,
Stymied
Jen Chung was one of the two who started this site...so without no Gothamist..
From Jen Chung:
Everyone: Thanks for pointing out the typos.
We have tried to find people to copy edit the site and have actually had people copy edit for us at various times. But it's not an easy task: Who wants to start copy editing posts at 7:30AM?
We're truly trying to work towards having posts checked more and more before publishing. But sometimes, and yes, I'll admit it happens with my posts a lot because I happen to post a lot, my posts will go up with mistakes. Believe me, I would love to catch all the mistakes before they go up so I didn't make mistakes that rile everyone up so much to post comments like these. We're trying to get better each and every day, but I cannot promise that we'll ever be perfect.
We're trying to get better each and every day, but I cannot promise that we'll ever be perfect.
We would settle for 50% at this right.
Seriously, can the Paris Hilton crap. No one cares. It's not New York related. Follow DCist's lead. There's a good site in your little network.
Coherent, not perfect.
hey - why don't ya'll shut the f up - or actually do something besides complain. if you're so perfect, email them and offer to help! put your 'money' where your mouth is.
I don't really care about the typos. Shit happens. There are much bigger websites than Gothamist that make the same kind of errors all the time.
As for the content... Can't we leave this celebrity gossip crap to rags like Gawker? This isn't what people come here to read.
Jen Chung said: "We have tried to find people to copy edit the site and have actually had people copy edit for us at various times. But it's not an easy task: Who wants to start copy editing posts at 7:30AM?"
I am sure that there are plenty of good writers who would be interested in editing early in the morning - whether they wakeup early or are up all night long. That's not unheard of in the writing world. However, does it have to be at 7:30 am? Most of the crap posted here isn't time-sensitive or breaking news.
From Jen Chung:
We have posts that go up after midnight, and we try to pace our posts through out the day - from the early morning till the evening.
Everyone's complaints and suggestions have been heard a number of times, so we're trying to address it (and have been trying to for a while with varying luck).
What's with the pile-on here? IT'S A BLOG.
It's more real time than any local news source and real time isn't as neat because it doesn't have the chance to be as edited as regular news. I for one like the fact that Gothamist is generally so on top of what's going on around the city even if it comes at a cost of having to read 'collect call'; instead of 'calling collect.' Big whoop. I never even notice typos and if I do I don't get in such a twist about it that I feel the need to berate the staff of Gothamist.
I don't know how good the grammar is in this sentence and I really don't give a crap anyway so chill out grammar nazis. The rest of us have had enough of your grousing. Just enjoy the friggin' site already and if it's so offensive to your delicate literary sensibilities then STOP READING IT! If you're craving legitimacy to your over priced and otherwise useless liberal arts degree take your arm chair copy editing to your latest issue of The New Yorker.
Keep up the great work Jen! Some of us appreciate it.
Seriously, the typos comment is older than Methuselah.
Here's a tip, if you see a typo, write it in the comments, without the snarky "Hire a copy editor!" additions. Noone wants to read another whiney complaint about it. Just correct it and move on.
Unless of course you feel the need to run-on at the mouth about it, making yourself feel better about yourself, which clearly seems to be the case.
Jen,
Over the years, it's become clear that you need more than just a spell checker. As productive as you are - and you are productive - you have a series of bad habits that you're not going to leave behind (worst of all, you have a tendency to actually drop the main verb or subject noun of a sentence.)
But whatever. You've got your own platform that works for you. Asking you to change your process at this point would probably only hurt your productivity. The advantage of being top dog in any publication is being able to construct a work environment around your weaknesses.
My suggestion - as a professional "top editor" for copy - would be to craigslist yourself two to three copy editors who have just left or are about to leave college. Now, yes, they won't always be there for you - people at that age have a knack for finking out on you - but if you always keep a stable of a few around and parsel out the work to several at once, things should work out. At any given time, you should have two kids reading your copy with others waiting in the wing. This, of course, assumes you don't want to pay anyone.
You should always be hiring as you'll always be losing your editors. Also, you're Columnbia kids - so it shouldn't be too hard to use the University's jobs office (I'm an alum too) for this. Go harvest some English majors.
From Jen Chung:
Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions. At this point, please direct any other comments on the topic of copy-editing to me via email - jen(at)gothamist(dot)com.
Any other comments not related to the real topic of the post will be deleted.
Thanks.
Oh, and since NY is talking about Paris, I think it's right for JC to cover her. Of course, when people stop talking about her and celebs in general, it will be a good day. Until then though JC can watercooler all she wants.
*snipped*
You should always be hiring as you'll always be losing your editors. Also, you're Columnbia kids -
Ahem...nice spelling there, egghead.
Oh for God's sake. Let it go.
Maybe reformed Martha Stewart and reformed Paris Hilton can get together to try to seriously work to improve prison conditions (insert jaded laughter here).
I am still trying to figure out why she is famous.