Reporter defends officials

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

For those of you who still have the issue, did the writer state that the defender had to be "set", and is this the correct rule in the NBA?

I don't know the NBA Rule. But, according to the author, he states, in a split second the ref must determine: a) were the defender's feet set, b) was he outside the court's semicircle, c) who initiated contact, and d) does the contact merit a call at all?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by grunewar

I don't know the NBA Rule. But, according to the author, he states, in a split second the ref must determine: a) were the defender's feet set, b) was he outside the court's semicircle, c) who initiated contact, and d) does the contact merit a call at all?

grunewar: Thanks for your research. If the NBA charge rule is the same as the NFHS charge rule, this scares me, as it perpetuates the myth that the defender's feet must be "set". Sports Illustrated is a major publication that is read, I'm sure, by many high school players, coaches, and fans. Even if the NBA charge rule is not the same as the NFHS charge rule, the article does not make that distinction, and, again, the myth will continue.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Actually, the newspaper's website IS selling it and making a profit from it. It is just that the people paying for it on your behalf are the advertisers.

Publishers track the number of times people click on the headlines/summaries to read articles. The publishers use those stats to price their advertising space. Perhaps they also use it to see who's articles are the most read and, by that measure, the most valuable...perhaps being used to decide who to keep and who to let go. When anyone takes such an article from such a site and posts it elsewhere, they author doesn't get "credit" for the number of people who've read it....and who've seen the adverts that paid for it. If content gets copied to other sites too much, the original source makes no money from their advertisers and goes under and those that simply copied it are still around and copy from somewhere else.

On the other hand, a short summary and a link is the perfect solution. It let's people know what the story is and those that are interested can click through to the original site. Still free, and the author gets appropriate credit.

Well said, Camron.

[jbduke]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

You do know that newspapers are dying out right? They have been for nearly a decade or more. We cannot help when people make bad career choices. Maybe Obama could help him out, I hear that he is giving away lots of money right now.

How completely appropriate that someone so incomprehensibly ill-informed--and therefore in such dire need of high-quality reporting--would go so far out of his way to dump on professional journalism (one of the most noble of professions) and its most important medium.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by jbduke

How completely appropriate that someone so incomprehensibly ill-informed--and therefore in such dire need of high-quality reporting--would go so far out of his way to dump on professional journalism (one of the most noble of professions) and its most important medium.

I thought that the most important medium of professional journalism was bathroom walls. That's where I get most of my information.

[jbduke]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I thought that the most important medium of professional journalism was bathroom walls. That's where I get most of my information.

Ah, the good ol' bathroom wall: precursor to the news blog.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by jbduke

How completely appropriate that someone so incomprehensibly ill-informed--and therefore in such dire need of high-quality reporting--would go so far out of his way to dump on professional journalism (one of the most noble of professions) and its most important medium.

You forgot the .

While a few newspapers may have something like high-quality reporting, most are not worth the paper they're printed on. I haven't bought a paper in over 10 years. There is good journalism out there, but it is rarely found in your local newpaper.