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Letter From Penn Berates Paper That Used Him As A ContributorSAN FRANCISCO — A letter to the editor in The San Francisco Chronicle last Monday attacked the “increasingly lame-brain paper” and said parts of it resembled Mad Magazine. It was signed: SEAN PENN, Former SF Chronicle contributing reporter. Yes, that Sean Penn. Several years ago, Phil Bronstein, The Chronicle’s editor, assigned Mr. Penn to report on his brief visits to Iran and Iraq. Mr. Penn’s writing had not appeared in the paper again, until now. His letter was in response to a recent satirical article, “A Modest Proposal for Celebs on the Skids,” which suggested that stars in decline associate with “notorious dictators and other authoritarian figures,” like Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela. Mr. Penn said that Mr. Chávez, with whom he recently spent time, “was democratically elected and that dictators don’t lose constitutional referendums,” as Mr. Chávez did, adding that he was visiting Venezuela as a journalist. Then he got personal, calling readers and editors “small-minded cowards and former writers of substance,” adding, “Who could that be, Phil?” Mr. Penn’s 2004 and 2005 pieces were some of the most widely read on the Chronicle’s Web site but they also “caused a spasm of eye rolling in the newsroom,” said a Chronicle science writer, Carl Hall. Through his publicist, Mr. Penn declined to comment. Mr. Bronstein said he had no reservations about printing the letter or regrets about starting Mr. Penn’s career in letters. “You know, anybody who wants to do journalism can try,” Mr. Bronstein said. “Whether they are a journalist or not is a judgment other people have to make.” Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationWest Coast dream crashes as Californian city Vallejo considers going bankrupt...Stirring Up the Cubicles at eBay... Small Companies Are Finding a Home on the Web... Subprime Lender Under Inquiry Puts Some Workers on Leave... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Letter From Penn Berates Paper That Used Him As A Contributor |
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