I can't tell you how pleased I was when I read the first part of this column.
With so many different forms of information in today's world - newspapers, blogs, radio, television, Web sites - breaking information or a juicy scoop can appear on one medium at a certain point and be accessed instantly. It's very important that everybody in this business - from ESPN on down to a 5,000-circulation weekly paper - adhere to adhere to proper journalistic standards when crediting other news outlets for information.
Kudos to San Antonio Express-News sports editor Douglas Pils for taking a stand on this issue.
I know I've harped on ESPN and larger papers a lot recently, but it is pretty distressing when radio host Colin Cowherd can do something like this and get away with it, when I would be fired for being that irresponsible.
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- Brad Norman
- Statesville, N.C., United States
- I'm a sports writer for the Statesville Record & Landmark covering local high school and county athletics. I graduated from Appalachian State University in May 2006 with a degree in journalism and have worked for the R&L since November 2006. The purpose of this blog is to provide insight and commentary on both local and national sports. www.statesville.com
2 comments:
This is like when you tell someone a funny joke, then they turn around and tell someone else the same joke and take creditfor it. A slightly different scale, but it still sucks.
That's a good comparison. It may not seem important to the person (or entity) doing the stealing, but it matters a whole lot to the originator.
I haven't had a ton of experience dealing with "breaking news." I guess the closest I came was when South Iredell officials confirmed to me that former UNC player Brian Reese would be the next boys basketball coach.
Not only did I dig up the information and call people, I also spent a great deal of time trying to convince my sources to confirm the story.
Again, not a huge deal, but if someone else took credit for all the work I did, I would be furious.
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