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Subject:Re: Winning on Jeopardy/Job Prestige From:Janice Gelb <janiceg -at- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 8 Sep 1994 17:11:34 GMT
In article AA03971 -at- bev -dot- etn -dot- com, rlippinc -at- bev -dot- etn -dot- com writes:
>Okay, this isn't the most -vital- piece of information that will be posted on
>this list today, but it may have a slight connection with our view of
>ourselves, the world's view of us, and some prestige.
>A technical writer from California has been a four-day champion on the
>syndicated game show Jeopardy. He goes for his fifth (and final) contest
>tonight. If he wins, he'll be back at the end of the season. He's been very
>sharp, handling all the game show categories well, and has been winning by a
>wide margin. All in all, he's presenting a positive image of the profession,
>and has even managed to get in a couple of quick explanations of what tech
>writers do.
Uh, oh: hope this doesn't mean that by being on Jeopardy, mentioning I
was a tech editor, and losing, I negatively affected our profession's
image!
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