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You’re Invited - But Don’t Tell Anyone
by Paul on 08/21/07 at 10:01 AM ET
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from James Fitzpatrick at About Hockey,
In light of this summer’s many scandals - Michael Vick, Tim Donaghy, the Tour de France - a CBC Radio show invited a sports reporter to take calls from listeners last week. Simon Dingley, who works for the CBC, used the opportunity to take several shots at his profession.
He began by telling how a prominent NHL agent took several members of the hockey media on a junket to Scotland a few years ago, all expenses paid. Of course, the hopeless conflict of interest got no mention in any of their stories.
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It happens with all fields, though—how often do important political or economic figures get softball questions at press conferences to maintain access? The media isn’t an offshoot or public relations department of some other field—at least it shouldn’t be.
That’s what I find most annoying about some of the NFL rules for media that they are trying to put into place. Of course they want to focus on the positives, but forcing media to wear advertising is pushing it way too far. Just because you are the almighty NFL doesn’t mean you can co-opt the journalists and photographers to the extent of making them offshoots of your publicity machine.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 08/21/07 at 11:38 AM ET
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And that’s why being an “outsider” is much better than being an “insider”. An outsider can maintain his or her objectivity, without fear of pissing off a “buddy”. Yes, access has its privileges, but it also has its pitfalls. I prefer my “outsider” status.
Posted by Spector from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada on 08/21/07 at 10:20 AM ET