There was an unbelievable article in the UK’s Independent newspaper last week. It’s all about one of my favorite people… Jonah Bloom… Here’s the headline… “Jonah Bloom: When this man speaks, New York sits up and listens.” - As editor of the Manhattan-based weekly ‘Advertising Age’, Jonah Bloom is about as influential an Englishman as you’ll find in the city. Holy shit… is the person writing this for real… Or is it simply another example of a journalist writing on something they don’t have a fucking clue about? Made worse in this case, ‘cos it’s a journalist writing about a journalist. It goes on a bit about how Jonah can walk on water, and everyone in the business hangs on his every published word… Which is funny, ‘cos everyone I know thinks he’s a dick. But that’s OK, ‘cos that’s how most people think of me. Anyway, read it, it’s […]
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