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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      6. Ghomeshi's terrific staff worked very hard to make him look good. And he abused them. That part of the story too.

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      7. Should add all CBC shows work this way. There is always a pre-interview. But Q's staff was extra-conscientious, extra-smart.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      8. We should pushback against idea "it's sad guy who created great show is now disgraced." He didn't create it by himself.

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      9. RT @hockeyesque can i add that this was NOT always the case. when i hosted brave new waves in late 80s i wrote all my own q's and intros

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    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      10. RT @lisstless Jeet, they were “echoes” because those questions were all scripted by the producers who pre-interviewed you

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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      11. If CBC wants to make amends, they can do a Q show about the staff. The behind the scenes people who make the show

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    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      12. To echo point by @BrianDeConinck: the CBC had and still has many, many smart, talented, creative and (importantly!) non-abusive staffers

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    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      13. To write this story as "the fall of a Titan" is to buy into the very celebrity-worship that allowed tolerance for abuse to take place

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    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      14. "Fall of a Titan" -- but no titan is a self-made person: there is social system that helped make him/her into Titan.

      3 replies 4 retweets 7 likes
    10. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014
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      15. Don't just look at the capstone of the pyramid -- look at the pyramid.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 31 Oct 2014

      16. Serious question: why does a public broadcaster have to create celebrities? Why not aim for good content but not lionize hosts?

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        1. kia‏ @pocojump 31 Oct 2014
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          @HeerJeet Public institutionsunder pressure to show that they are "competitive" is one reason.

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        1. hanzo’s razor‏ @mallardjack 31 Oct 2014
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          @HeerJeet Look to Marvel's plan for casting their movies: cast easily replaceable leads, and push the brand front & center.

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        1. JKD‏ @jaykaydee 31 Oct 2014
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          @HeerJeet given the cult of celebrity in our cultures, I don't think it's possible. Any quality will accrue to the frontman, wanted or not

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        1. Mark Williamson‏ @MarkWill_ 31 Oct 2014
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          @HeerJeet Gotham needs a hero

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        2. M Botsford Fraser‏ @mbotsfordfraser 31 Oct 2014
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          @HeerJeet CBC's IDEAS I think stands on content, not personality. But listeners used to think Lister Sinclair wrote every word of the show

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        3. KillerQueenie‏ @KillerQueenie 31 Oct 2014
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          @mbotsfordfraser @HeerJeet Imagine if social media had existed in the 60s/70s... there are stories about Sinclair & fellow 'swordsmen', yes?

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        1. Arts Et Al‏ @ArtsEtAl 31 Oct 2014
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          .@HeerJeet Good content often goes unrecognized in abundance of media. TV and radio personalities are marketed in this way to gain attention

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        1. Matt Farish‏ @mattfarish 31 Oct 2014
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          @HeerJeet But for all of the good content, the show itself relied on the presence of celebrities, interviewed "exclusively" by the host.

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        1. Alex Colangelo‏ @AlexColangelo 31 Oct 2014
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          @HeerJeet For the same reason, I think, that you see Matthew McConaughey in schlocky movies. Many are drawn more by celebrity than content.

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        1. Martin Smith  🇺🇦‏ @n0ght 31 Oct 2014
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          @HeerJeet there's nothing deliberate about it. People hear the same person over and over (s)he inevitably gains celebrity.

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