Media members angry about Steph Curry bringing his daughter to press conference

The "availability" is an obligation. Not providing a distraction-free environment, or even answering questions in a certain way.

 

If you're a journalist, and that's the way you look at a press conference, then there's a little self-hatred going on there.

Then again, that is SOP these days.

Damn, this stance is becoming easier to defend by the page.

 

Brady should have sat upon Belichick's lap at the Patriots presser.
Tommy could be cute again, and the story would shift to Belichick's deflated balls.

 

NBA writ

What does this have to do with NBA pressers?

 

Actually, the way I view press conferences, especially sports press conferences, is that they generate 95 percent useless bullshit.

As others have said, there's a way overinflated sense of self worth at play here if you think the "questions" you ask at a press conference would generate anything 1/10th as interesting as what happened with Curry's daughter.

 

There's an NBA team in Boston.

 

Well, see, Curry is a spice, and so is Old Bay, and Old Bay goes on seafood, and Boston has fine seafood.

Easy-peasy.

 

If you can't see it, you must not be not looking hard enough. Focus!

 

Exactly. Miserable jadedness multiplied. A bunch of Job's wives.

 

I hope the 2-year-old understands memes:

 

I'm probably not the only one here who does it, but I make it a point to watch post-game pressers just for my own education. I'm a lukewarm NBA fan, but I love it when the playoffs arrive because Sports Center always broadcasts the pressers. I know: I am a sad individual.

When I saw Curry with his daughter during the presser, I immediately thought to myself, "Wow, that's gotta be tough on the writers." Don't get me wrong: it was a cute moment. But our thought-processes, as journalists, are completely warped when we're on deadline. And that's what struck me. All those guys and gals who've gotta hurry up file probably didn't appreciate it. We're all on single-track minds when the clock is ticking.

It challenged my thinking of what I'd do if I was there trying to write the story on deadline. As it was happening, I felt for the writers. It was not the ideal situation. I may have actually winced a couple of times. Taking a step back, and reading through some of the responses here, I think the only course of action is to incorporate it into the story. For me, it was a teaching moment. When things don't go as planned, adjust. That's not easy for many us to do (myself included), especially on deadline. But that's all we can do. Otherwise, we all look bad when we're complaining about a dad, regardless of celebrity, who's just spending time with his daughter.

 

This thread is severely disappointing.
Kudos to Alma.