Sideline reporter gave fake news

[micropolitan guy]

Ding, ding. We have a winner.

Yeah, no shirt. She's on Fox, and people are surprised she just makes things up?

 

[OscarMadison]

Another fabricator making my job harder.

Dammit! I was kidding when I said I had Lane Kiffin's love child.

 

[wicked]

When I was in my first days of the business, like 16-18, I made up quotes (along the lines of what Charissa said she did, generally no-shirt and "oh, he's a great kid" stuff) and lifted quotes and did all the things that you should not do. So I feel like a bit of a hypocrite in this thread.

But I learned. Relatively quickly. Mostly by seeing how true professionals worked or being given some guidance by a helpful elder. Sometimes the hard way.

I just wouldn't be so cavalier about it on one of the most popular podcasts out there.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

So if Thompson not being in that same role anymore makes a difference, should Erin Andrews committing the same sin and still being a sideline reporter mean more when it comes to how she is viewed?

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

She won't get fired for a simple reason.

As a host/anchor, she has value.

I'm the target demo. Whenever she is on the screen, in the years since she joined FOX, I don't think I've ever changed the channel. Not once. Sound down? Fine. I'll just look. The moment it goes to highlights, then I'll reach for the remote.

People never like to admit it but they do watch attractive people when they're on — men and women all do. Otherwise, every newscast would be full of intelligent "6"s.

I'm also in the target demo. I think she's ice-cold and generally full of shirt. YMMV.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯​

 

[MisterCreosote]

When I was in my first days of the business, like 16-18, I made up quotes (along the lines of what Charissa said she did, generally no-shirt and "oh, he's a great kid" stuff) and lifted quotes and did all the things that you should not do. So I feel like a bit of a hypocrite in this thread.

But I learned. Relatively quickly. Mostly by seeing how true professionals worked or being given some guidance by a helpful elder. Sometimes the hard way.

I just wouldn't be so cavalier about it on one of the most popular podcasts out there.

Honestly, the first thing that popped into my head when reading this thread was a time when I approached a coach post-game and he didn't feel like talking. He said, "What do you think I would say? Just write that." And walked away.

I didn't directly quote him saying something I made up, but did write a sentence along the lines of "Coach Bippity was impressed by his team's ability to run the ball and outgain shirtsville 223-45 on the ground."

 

[jr/shotglass]

I'm afraid that in general, I just don't want to inject nuance into fabricating information as a journalist. I don't even care if it's done to keep your head above water. It wasn't acceptable in 1956; it isn't acceptable in 2023.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Julie DiCaro rightfully unloads on Thompson:

Yes Charissa, sideline reporters are journalists

I'm also in the target demo. I think she's ice-cold and generally full of shirt. YMMV.

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Agreed, except now we know she's completely FOS. Credibility destroyed. But I guess as long as the checks cash ...​

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Yeah, no shirt. She's on Fox, and people are surprised she just makes things up?

On weeknights, on Rupert's Cirus propaganda network, she would get her own carnival-barking hour.

 

[Webster]

If you are dumb enough to make things up, don't be dumber and brag about it.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Another one in need of a new PR firm ...

Erin Andrews's Spokesperson Addresses Whether She Made Up Sideline Reports - Sports Illustrated

If this is the best you can do, you're better off saying nothing, IMO.

 

[jr/shotglass]

If you're going to say nothing, yes, that would probably be best.

But if you feel you have to say something as her publicist, that wasn't the worst thing she could say.