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Originally Posted by fiasco
You attributed an isolated incident to an entire industry. That is a generalization.
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What statement specifically?
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Originally Posted by fiasco
Exactly.
You provided specific information for the incident you referred to. Then you went on to make yet ANOTHER sweeping generalization about "media people" (which ones? what are their names and what stories did they write?) talking to "coaches" (which coaches? regarding which games?) about....you know, I don't even know about what. You just threw out some random "media people" talking to random "coaches" about nothing specifically. It would be nice if we all knew what event or story you were referring to so we could know exactly what your point was.
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Media members on a regular basis claim standards with sources, information and claim that you cannot report said facts unless you meet a certain level of fact checking comes first. And I have heard many media members talk openly about their standards and even criticize other outlets that do not uphold those "journalistic standards" when reporting stories. On this same program that where Hill talked about the NBDL Tryouts, one of the "Forum members" talked about how he could not run a story the way Censeco wrote his accounts of A-Rod in his book. Then he went on to say that one source would not work and he would not be allowed to run such a story about a player being accused using steroids.
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Originally Posted by fiasco
Maybe I need to explain this in a more simple manner for you.
This board has a standard to which it holds posters. That is, if you're going to complain about something relating to officiating, you probably should have your facts straight. I think the same standard should be upheld for other professions. So, if you're going to call out the media for "many references" to reporters giving false information to readers via coaches (as referenced in your last post), you probably should have your facts straight and lay them out for all of us. Is there a specific story or coach that you were referring to in your last post or were you just spouting off about the media? I think that's a fair question.
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This board is about officiating and it not related to other professions. Most people that officiate sports, officiating is not their primary job. And many things that are discussed here are based on opinions. There have been many discussions on politics of officiating or camps recently and most of the information is based on opinions one way or the other. And most of that information also is illustrated by people's personal situations and interactions. People's perceptions are not always factual but this forum is not to educate the general public or to make sure that every thing said is checked and double checked. Also many people here that make comments are not using their real names or do not even tell us where they live or what organizations they are associated with. Not the same as someone that writes for ESPN or the New York Times when talking about either sports or politics. And my comments are not about what fans say about officials. That is a separate issue and not something that I get upset by if a fan makes a statement about officials here. Fans are not media members just like the average person is not a Governor that pays for prostitutes.
Peace