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In many high profile departures from large companies the reporters of the story try to apparently reach out to the protagonist of the moment - the departee - to seek a comment. I have never actually seen one. Comment that is. I mean think about it. If this person has been dumped for cause and he or she knows it what sort of comment are they going to make. Moreover do you think they have the following thoughts as soon as they actually leave - let me call all the reporters back that have left these nice voice mail messages asking me to call them back. Thusly the comment about - he or she could not be reached for comment - seems inherently moronic. If the dude had anything to say he has already said it and that too to the ones that would matter. Journalists do not. Besides if that dude actually really did want to comment - would there be an audience for it? Who wants to listen to this - e.g. dumped dude that was found having sexual intercourse in his office with a young staffer? Perhaps a porno channel. But that would make the reporters no less worthy than those working for the porn industry, which is taboo. Or the one that embezzled millions or the one that lied about who he really was - what would his comments look like - ah - eh - I am really sorry? I should have used better judgement - but that one just slipped away? C'mon give me a chance? Repeated calls to his office went unanswered is another variant of repeated inept behavior. I mean if you are really a pain then your repeated calling is not going to turn the tide is it now? Do they type that in the report to earn their paycheck? Or reader adulation - wow - this journo surely tried. Some journo that.
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