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In response to "—I hear ya from a journalist perspective…from an NFL insider, he trades on favors for getting information, first -- nm" by flavorize

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.

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Oct 13 '21, 08:37

I know he needs to be friendly and do favors for people so he can get access but this isn't that. This is going too far and compromises his integrity as a journalist.

I can't trust his stories going forward and if I was ESPN and this isn't our policy then I'm firing him before the day is over.

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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

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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.

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