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Adam Schefter is having a bad start to the day. I really hope the rest of those emails get leaked because a lot of truth is coming to light. -- (edited)

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Oct 13 '21, 07:48

Can't trust Schefter now but I'm wondering if this is ESPN's policy and that other "journalists" are doing the same thing.

Jemele Hill says it's not something she's ever done so I'm not sure if it's an ESPN policy or just something Schefter does.

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I’m shocked, *shocked*, to find problematic ethics in sports journalism in this establishment! -- nm* - znufrii Oct 13, 08:29
—I hear ya from a journalist perspective…from an NFL insider, he trades on favors for getting information, first -- nm - flavorize Oct 13, 08:27 4
- There's a line you don't cross and giving your subject the whole story before you publish so they can add to or change your story is not acceptable. - Krusty Oct 13, 08:37 3
  - Your core argument is correct—100%. Unfortunately, this is so common, in sports news. For access, these guys become shills—I can a dozen reporters who - flavorize Oct 13, 08:53 2
    - The point of their job is about marketing an entertainment product. Hard-hitting adversarial journalism is not part of the job description. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 08:56 1
      - Bingo -- nm - flavorize Oct 13, 08:57
wha hoppened? I've been on work calls all morning... -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 07:50 6
- He sent a story he was going to publish to an exec with the WFT asking if anything should be added, changed or tweaked. He gave him the whole story - Krusty Oct 13, 08:10 5
  - oh, HELL no... -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 08:11 4
    - Exactly. Now I can't trust him at all and I have to wonder who else at ESPN is doing the same thing. -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 13, 08:14 1
      - I wonder who is *not*. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:14
    - More specifically it was an NFL GM editing reporting on CBA negotiations with the NFLPA. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 13, 08:13 1
      - that's. messed. UP. -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 08:16
I'm not following this morning. Did he have the emails? -- nm - spamlet Oct 13, 07:49 1
- He calls Allen Mr. Editor basically letting Allen write his stories in some cases. There cultivating sources and then there is this. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 07:52

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Adam Schefter is having a bad start to the day. I really hope the rest of those emails get leaked because a lot of truth is coming to light. -- (edited)

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