Is Jeffrey Peterson a public figure?

Post by **_Manfred** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:33 pm

See the discussion here for context. Thanks for voting.

Post by **_Spider-to-the-Fly** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:47 pm

Mr. J is a public figure to the extent he obtained his job through nepotism, being Mr. D's son. To that extent, Mr. D's notoriety stains Mr. J. Mr. J is therefore a public figure and fair game for criticism on topics that show the effects of his possibly nepotistic hiring. His shortcomings as a reporter if anything make all the more obvious that his hiring was due to nepotism, not his own merits. In addition, a reporter throws himself and his reputation into the public arena with every piece he authors that is published. Is Mr. J a public figure? Yes for how he obtained the job, and yes for the matters on which he writes.

Regards,

Spider

Post by **_moksha** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:08 am

Spider-to-the-Fly wrote:Mr. J is a public figure to the extent he obtained his job through nepotism, being Mr. D's son. To that extent, Mr. D's notoriety stains Mr. J. Mr. J is therefore a public figure and fair game for criticism on topics that show the effects of his possibly nepotistic hiring. His shortcomings as a reporter if anything make all the more obvious that his hiring was due to nepotism, not his own merits. In addition, a reporter throws himself and his reputation into the public arena with every piece he authors that is published. Is Mr. J a public figure? Yes for how he obtained the job, and yes for the matters on which he writes.

Regards,

Spider

Spider, in the Celestial forum Dr. Peterson points out that his son is not an employee of the Deseret News and that he did the review as a freebie. Also further speculation that he serves as a SCMC representative at BYU is pointless, in that all BYU students are deputized under the honor code to report any perceived or potential deviations to designated the authorities.

Post by **_Kishkumen** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:27 am

I see no reason to drag Jeffrey Peterson into our discussions.

Post by **_NorthboundZax** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:41 am

Kishkumen wrote:I see no reason to drag Jeffrey Peterson into our discussions.

Agreed.

_Eric · Post by **_Eric** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:07 am

What a tool. The author of this thread probably skis in jeans. That's my guess.

Post by **_Manfred** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:30 pm

Eric wrote:What a tool. The author of this thread probably skis in jeans. That's my guess.

Please stop hurting my feelings.

Post by **_sock puppet** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:01 pm

Manfred wrote:
Eric wrote:What a tool. The author of this thread probably skis in jeans. That's my guess.

Please stop hurting my feelings.

Please take that Mormon mask off so you can get some oxygen to your brain.

Post by **_Manfred** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:29 pm

sock puppet wrote:Please take that Mormon mask off so you can get some oxygen to your brain.

I sincerely hope you will find my new avatar less distracting and less worthy of comment.

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