Sorry Sean - but there's no bonus money in media relations for Larry Blain!!

What, such a big important man and so obviously afraid of facing two wee questions from a young upstart like yourself, Sean? To be sure, that's a far higher compliment than any charm he might have managed face-to-face!

I think it is a bit more concerning that that. A journalist needs to build and establish respect otherwise people are less inclined to grant interview requests with people they see as unprofessional or biased.

While I think Holman does a good job and brings a unique perspective in his work, having a spat with someone like Thorpe and choosing to make it public does more harm than good.

Ultimately I think as a reporter you have to pick what you choose to make public very carefully and when it comes to a pissing match everyone looses so best to stick with the stories and leave the spats and personality conflicts off the table.

Perhaps I haven't followed the whole story here, but in reply to Kevin I don't know why he is referring to a "spat with Thorpe", presumably meaning Rick Thorpe, one of the Cabinet Ministers. In this story we see mention of Larry Blain, who is it seems, BC's highest paid public sector employee.

Man, there's the original recipe for pre-cooked, libel-chilled, half-digested bunk suitable for any aspiring journalist in these troubled times.

Next story, eh Kevin: Global warming ain't happening.