Madison prep writer not a fan of 3-person crews

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That was part of my point about the small town paper or media.

Last spring there was a report written about how officials were not doing their jobs properly. And instead of just quoting coaches and taking their word for their feeling, the reporting contacted the IHSA directly and at least got quotes from many sources and entities in the report. This guy did not even investigate the differences between 2 and 3 from prominent people as to if these things he was complaining about had anything to do with the 3 Person system. To me the standards of journalism were lacking.

And this is what I have seen all my life with the papers I grew up with when it comes to informational pieces from media members.

Peace

Even in national or big city media columnists will rip the officiating without trying to look at all sides of the story. We're easy targets.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Even in national or big city media columnists will rip the officiating without trying to look at all sides of the story. We're easy targets.

I did not say they wouldn't. The article I was referencing (and posted last year BTW) was ripping officiating, but at least did some research on the subject with the higher ups. I bet this guy never asked anyone from the Wisconsin offices or an assignor as to what the problem is about the 3 Person system. He might have gotten some information about a transition period or that many officials are not as experienced to cover those games at this time. There was more information by a person commenting on the subject than there was from the person who wrote the article.

Peace