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Credential beef for PGA Championship

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by BurnsWhenIPee, Apr 26, 2022.

  1. BurnsWhenIPee

    BurnsWhenIPee Well-Known Member

    Saw this on my Twitter feed and figured there's more to the story and some on here would have more knowledge.

    Short version: Amanda Rose asks her followers for help and to pressure the PGA of America after she was denied credentials to the PGA Championship. Looks like some speak up on her behalf, while others either ask what outlet she's working for, or point out that she got fired from her "media" job, so she doesn't deserve credentials.

    If she is just wanting to go as a "social media influencer" of some sort, she probably shouldn't be credentialed. At the same time, though, I've covered a few PGA Championships and seen some of the non-working media members who are there just as fanbois.

    Thoughts?

     
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  2. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    I can't figure out what outlet she works for. I don't think they're just going to credential influencers or unattached journalists.
     
  3. MeanGreenATO

    MeanGreenATO Well-Known Member

    Only thing I’ve learned from that thread is Golf Twitter is a place I don’t really understand.
     
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  4. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    First thought that comes to mind after a quick glance at her timeline: Selfie overload.
     
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  5. BurnsWhenIPee

    BurnsWhenIPee Well-Known Member

    The thing that I keep coming back to is that if she's truly deserving of credentials, she should be able to contact the PGA of America, state her case and get it resolved.

    If her best case involves running to Twitter to try and shame them into doing it, rallying her followers on her behalf while implying a gender discrimination situation, then she probably does not deserve to be credentialed.

    That and the fact she doesn't apparently even work in the media and all.
     
  6. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    She lost me at LOL and the heart emoji. Wouldn't she be better off just tweeting off of the broadcast in any event? Isn't that pretty much what most golf journos do?
     
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  7. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Who again?
     
  8. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Plus, I'm old. What the hell is an "influencer?"
     
  9. Noholesin1

    Noholesin1 Active Member

    I've worked with the PGA of America long enough to respect the legitimacy of its credentialing process.
     
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  10. Sports Barf

    Sports Barf Well-Known Member

    “Followers do your thing” lol is this a Marisa Ingemi burner account?
     
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  11. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

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    the snarky entitlement is really something.
     
    Last edited: Apr 27, 2022
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  12. BurnsWhenIPee

    BurnsWhenIPee Well-Known Member

    I love how she expected Twitter to rush to her defense and flood the PGA of America with hatred in her defense.

    Yet there's a surprising amount of "Who are you working for?" and "Where would your coverage appear" questions, that she is conveniently ignoring. And her pinned tweet is a video of her and a caddie competing to see how many marshmallows they can fit in their mouths. Real compelling coverage there.

    I've been told that she did the exact same thing when denied credentials for the PGA Championship a few years ago. She applied as an "analyst," but was unemployed and could only promise that her coverage would appear on her social media channels, so they denied her and she ran to Twitter to mobilize her followers to make a stink. The PGA backed down and credentialed her, so she's surely empowered now to try it again.

    This shit is one reason the media gets a bad name.
     
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