TheCurl84 said:

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BBRex said:

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I like McAfee most days, but he doesn't know what he's talking about here. Most sports reporting jobs barely pay a livable wage. There are too many sports fans who want to work in the industry. And, sure, a lot of them aren't former pro athletes, but almost all of them are former athletes on some level, and many still rec league heroes or golf course fixtures in their off time.

What McAfee doesn't know is that the sports department was considered the "toy department" in most news organizations for a long time (and by "news organizations" I mean newspapers, because there weren't many other places to ply the trade). Teams gave reporters a lot of perks; reporters gave teams favorable coverage. It took a lot of work and time for sports reporting to become independent of the teams it covered and become a more serious part of the newsroom. Because of that, sports reporters are very protective of the independent image, and they don't want their peers looking to be lackeys.

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Well said. I just don't understand how it helps McAfee to take shots at reporters. He is off target here, IMO.

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because most fans are on the side of the reporter that didn't blast the guy. Popular opinion is on Pat's side.

again why is this triggering the media. So she didn't ask the same funking question he was already ask about why didn't you run the ball more or why didn't you win the game you know the same bull**** asked by the media at every press conference.

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again why is this triggering the media. So she didn't ask the same funking question he was already ask about why didn't you run the ball more or why didn't you win the game you know the same bull**** asked by the media at every press conference.

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Because they are supposed to be keeping a professional distance between themselves and the teams they cover. I wouldn't be surprised if women sports journalists are the most vocal, because most of the time they are extra vigilant to be professional because there are so many accusations that they are trying to get with athletes or coaches.

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Because they are supposed to be keeping a professional distance between themselves and the teams they cover

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Why?

Because loser journalists "say so"?

Sports "journalists" lost sight of what sports are about long ago. People WANT an emotional connection to them. There is NOTHING wrong with this woman did.

"People" can have all the emotional connection they want. Reporters are supposed to be detached. It's part of the professional standard.

If you're an engineer who works with contractors who bid on your projects, there are likely rules about what it ethical and allowable in your field and in your company. Some of it might not make sense to people outside the field, but the rules are often there to protect the company's image.

In a similar way, your hometown newspaper shouldn't be a booster for your sports teams. Instead, they should look and be independent. If a reporter writes a story about how your team looks poised to make a playoff run this year, the public should be confident that he or she really believes that and isn't saying it just to help the team sell tickets. Keeping that separation is part of the ethical guidelines of the profession.

Lol it's a simple head coach interview not some in depth expose cover story about the inner workings of the Pentagon

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Keeping that separation is part of the ethical guidelines of the profession.

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LOL.

That is EXACTLY what is being made fun of. This isn't a reporter at the White House, or covering an election or pollution at the local water plant.

ITS A FOOTBALL GAME.

Lighten up.

Found this out about the lady that offended the loser "professional journalists"

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Jones is an associate editor for the Jacksonville Free Press, a weekly paper that serves the Black community in Jacksonville.

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How will we ever survive with this small town weekly paper not keeping this oh so vital separation between herself AND BEING A FAN OF A GAME!

Get over yourself!

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"People" can have all the emotional connection they want. Reporters are supposed to be detached. It's part of the professional standard.

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Yeah, I don't have any respect for today's media but this has LONG been a standard in sports journalism.

It used to be common to hear pressbox announcers admonish reporters covering a game if they yelled out or exhibited any form of emotion during a game. Many pressboxes had signage reminding reporters there was "No cheering in the pressbox."

Of course, reporters aren't supposed to exhibit political preferences, either, so they've basically pulled the rug out from under their own standards.

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Get over yourself!

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Ha! I've been out of the news (and sports) business for more than a decade. It doesn't affect me. But I figured I would take a stab at explaining why there was an issue. Pretty much every job has professional standards. I didn't figure it would be that difficult to explain.

The majority of journalists are the egotistical version of bad teachers (those who can't do, teach). They want to be important but offer nothing to make themselves important.

There are absolutely amazing teachers and there are journalists who have moved the needle for humanity, but the majority of them are self important blowhards who sit around smelling their own farts.

I'm sure that 30 seconds really ate into the time for these geniuses to write something truly thought provoking and original.

If I had to guess, the reaction to the lady's emotional message was in large part compensating for the fact that reporters DON'T admonish their peers who bring politics into sports.

They know it's wrong to interject political questions but they are either ideologically driven or afraid of sticking their necks out and being blacklisted. So they keep quiet.

Then, when this woman spoke out, they all pile on about "professional standards" because it's safe to do so.

"don't do that every time..." she picked the correct moment at the end of a great season and it was nice. Everyone knows hometown reporters will support their team, but they must also report the facts. You can do both.

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"don't do that every time..." she picked the correct moment at the end of a great season and it was nice. Everyone knows hometown reporters will support their team, but they must also report the facts. You can do both.

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I can get behind that. Hell who knows maybe the 5 potential questions she had were already asked and answered before they got to her and she had the material she needed to write her column, and then just chose the moment to make sure the coach and team were appreciated for a hellll of a turnaround. Oh the horror….

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"don't do that every time..." she picked the correct moment at the end of a great season and it was nice. Everyone knows hometown reporters will support their team, but they must also report the facts. You can do both.

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There really is nothing to report, everyone saw the game, they lost. The sport "journalist" needs negativity for clicks.