Jake Sherlock's Profile
Jake Sherlock is an assistant professor for the Missouri School of Journalism and the opinion editor for the Columbia Missourian. He also is the leader of the Missourian's community conversation team. Contact him via e-mail at SherlockJ@missouri.edu or by phone at 573-882-9951.
Comments
- “Brian Nitsllaw: I have some major issues with some of your assertions regarding the edits on this story. First, let ...”
- “@Brian Nitsllaw The previous piece has been corrected and can be found here: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/09 ...”
- “@Brian Nitsllaw, I was the one who changed the derogatory term "teabaggers" to "tea protesters" after I discovered it had ...”
- “Mr. Sykuta, I can't argue with that. My policy has always been that, if opinion pieces are put on ...”
- “When a person doesn't agree with another person's viewpoint, it's all too common to attack the person ...”
- “John Schultz, I agree with you, "teabagger" doesn't belong in this column. My apologies for letting it slip through ...”
- “Just an FYI for clarity: The above comment was left before this article was corrected. Thanks to Ms. Shapton for ...”
- “Peter, I'd be happy to do that. Could you contact the other members of your group and e-mail me ...”
- “Tim, et al, I spent all afternoon last Thursday vetting Mr. Hinshaw's letter. This included numerous conversations with him ...”
- “@JohnDoe -- sorry, that policy description should have said three nonchanging characteristics. In your example, dark coat with a hood wouldn ...”
- “Mr. Collins, This is our policy on identifying the race of suspects: We will publish descriptions of criminal suspects as ...”
- “A previous comment left on this story was removed from this thread for violation of this site's comment policy ...”
- “Ray, Actually, the original version of this story violates our policy on the identification of race in crime stories. Below ...”
- “I've removed a few comments from this thread that had delved into personal attacks. A reminder about personal attacks ...”
- “Just to add to the conversation here: The amendment made to the Missouri Constitution in 2004 shouldn't apply here ...”
- “Mr. Dresner, I've e-mailed your comment to the copy desk so that the print version is corrected before it ...”
- “Art, Is it hypocrisy, or is it one way to bring change and a free press to China? I guess ...”
- “Mike, Unfortunately, I have no budget to pay columnists. Our younger columnists do it to gain exposure and for the ...”
- “Rick, The e-mail I shared above is not the first one I've received. I've received several in the ...”
- “I'd like to share with the "regulars" on this thread an e-mail I received today: --------------------------------- Do you all not ...”
- “In case you missed Chuck's letter: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/02/25/letter-lots-questions-adopting-four-day-school-week/ He and I had ...”
- “@RinTinTin, It is our policy to correct errors in online stories with an asterisk. The idea is that it more ...”
- “Geddy, The person who posted was in clear violation of our comment policy. If you'd like to know specifics ...”
- “The comment that Mr. Dudley references above has been removed for violating the Missourian's comment policy. Jake Sherlock Opinion ...”
- “Folks, I think we can debate the merits of this topic and still be polite to each other. Let's ...”
- “Here's a question for the group: Regardless of who is right and who is wrong in this debate, what ...”
- “Before this conversation devolves any further into personal attacks, let me throw this question out there: In the original statement ...”
- “Dave, The Missourian is committed to community conversation. If you don't appreciate something another member of the community has ...”
- “Right now the plan is for Saturday and Monday to go away, although we'll still continue to staff ColumbiaMissourian ...”
- “Ray, I e-mailed you last week with reasons why some of your posts have been deleted. I also just e-mailed ...”
- “Ray and Ayn, The most common reason I remove comments are: 1) Personal attacks on each other; 2) profanities; 3 ...”
- “Troy, I'd love to have you produce something for our change series that's coming up at the first ...”
- “Mark, Actually, Rodney King is alive and currently appears on "Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab." http://www.latimes.com/entertainment ...”
- “While listening to local radio host Tom Bradley, I heard him say that he believes the critics of the Taser ...”
- “Pastor Mitchell, To answer your question from the first paragraph, it's not that we keep re-running this story every ...”
- “Vox Fox, Thanks for your feedback, but I'm going to respectfully disagree with you. As long as we clearly ...”
- “OK folks, let's keep the name-calling and personal attacks out of it. We have a viable going here -- can ...”
- “Mike, The headline should reflect the news of the day, which the original headline did (or at least the part ...”
- “Mike, I was not involved in the posting of this particular story, so I can't say for certain what ...”
- “Amber, We regularly put opinion pieces on the front page of the site; otherwise, columns never make the front page ...”
- “I think this point has been sufficiently argued, and since it's starting to devolve into personal affronts, I think ...”
- “@Ayn, You wrote: "You need to understand the difference between bashing and constructive criticism. Perhaps you're a Missourian editor ...”
- “Charles, Thanks a lot for your kind words about the Missourian. We always appreciate the compliments. And Ayn, thank you ...”
- “Ismail and Ayn, Our students who went to Beijing posted some wonderful stories on the "official" Missourian blog (http://mojobeijing ...”
- “Ayn, Charles, Just for today, could we please put the feud on hold and let other citizens weigh in with ...”
- “Hi folks, Really enjoying the discussion this letter has generated. Just wanted to clear up one unintentional misconception ... The J ...”
- “Here's a comment from Mr. Bob Grossman, of Phoenix, Ariz., who had some problems attaching his comment to the ...”
- “Folks, We do not allow comments that include personal attacks and profanity on our Web site. Posts that included both ...”
- “Thanks for your comments on this subject, everyone. It's helpful as we continue to develop the Missourian's site ...”
- “Here's the thing (and forgive me for not explaining myself well the first time): When we added a comment ...”
- “For both SS and Leroy, The Missourian policy on comments states in part: "All Columbia Missourian publications are committed to ...”
- “Mr. "Jenkems," The Missourian's policy on comments states: "All Columbia Missourian publications are committed to a policy of transparency ...”
- “I'll respectfully disagree with you, Linda. We've had long conversations in our newsroom about equal time, separating spin ...”
- “Mr. Smith, The final paragraph of this column was reprinted just as it was sent from Mr. Forsee's office ...”
Articles
- Balancing immediacy and accuracy
- The embedded link is an important part of today's journalism report
- High school journalists learn to be resourceful, assertive
- Photos should reflect the truth of the moment
- Tea bags and dirt bags: Giving voice to the tea party protests
- Today's question: Finding common ground with Tasers
- Changes coming to the Missourian's opinion section
- This was a good week for lively community conversations
- Citizens should share views on change
- Tell us what you think needs to change in 2009
- Community Conversation: Let's talk about the next president and our town
- Need balance and RNC blogger on short notice? Go to Google
- Preparing for baby’s college bills with a 529 fund
- Earthquake gives Boone County residents something to talk about
- Readers give advice for getting baby to sleep
- Baby falls asleep but doesn’t stay asleep
- At first, breastfeeding was a bit of a battle
- In search of a little comfort
- The quest for an enchanting day care
- Wrong page printed in Tuesday's Missourian
- Best man for the job
- Birth of baby will bring new education
- With 10 weeks left, we have a name ... we think
- Preparing pets for a new baby
- New baby brings lifestyle changes
- We’re having a (more on that later)!
- Doctor’s news leaves to-be parents jarred
