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'Woody Plaige'

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Moderator1, Jun 7, 2011.

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  1. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Some interesting stuff in here, offered without comment (by me)

    http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/woody-plaige-espner-stole-quotes-from-story-29741
     
    Moderator1, Jun 7, 2011
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  2. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    A D_B for Moddy, but to be fair, this was buried in the ESPN book thread.

    http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/posts/3073367/
     
    Stitch, Jun 7, 2011
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  3. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Probably gets buried in there.

    And he admits to it. Apologizes.

    http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/06/woody_paige_apologizes_john_ourand_espn_denver_post.php
     
    MileHigh, Jun 7, 2011
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  4. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Total bullshit:

    The guy should be fired. But he won't be.
     
    YankeeFan, Jun 7, 2011
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  5. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Wow.

    I know some papers that hide behind things like "was told" or "has said" as acceptable. I know other places where he would have already been fired. I doubt that happens here...

    Sad...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jun 7, 2011
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  6. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    It's a lot to swallow.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Jun 7, 2011
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  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    The DLB story is well-documented, but unfiortunately, it can't be proven. I'm not defending Woody in any way, but it's the typical stolen idea where a bunch of locals who fit into the story perfectly (usually too perfectly) are quoted. Did the interview actually take place? Probably not, but nobody can prove otherwise. There are a lot of top columnists and writers who I think do that a lot.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jun 7, 2011
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  8. Henry Wadsworth Opposite

    Henry Wadsworth Opposite New Member

    Has to be fired.
     
    Henry Wadsworth Opposite, Jun 7, 2011
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  9. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Added to the Paige story...

    Note: This column has been updated from its print version to include an attribution.

    He definitely will not be fired.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jun 7, 2011
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  10. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Probably not even a suspension, much less a firing.
     
    MileHigh, Jun 7, 2011
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  11. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I would tend to agree.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jun 7, 2011
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  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    There out to be some "blind panel" run by somebody like Pointer that can recommend how do deal with these issues.

    Paige will only survive because he's Woody Paige.
     
    YankeeFan, Jun 7, 2011
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