Reminds me of when Ed Vedder of Pearl Jam ripped the media for reporting “that 7 people left a concert after the singer said disparaging remarks about President Bush”.. the article failed to mention that 19,993 people screamed and cheered the disparaging remarks.

The media is always going to report what they think the majority of their readership wants to hear… even if it means making a story when there isn’t one.

Thanks Mark for sharing, and thanks for letting everyone know about USA Today.. I always thought they did a bit better job than most.

However newspapers and tv stations offer reports in distinct ways. There is a fortune and great competitive advantage buried in this distinction. The goal of any strategy is building distinct approaches to distinct groups of customers.

Hasn’t all of your businesses functioned on the basis of distinction? Or, were they truly orginal ideas?

Wow.. You’re telling me with 19,993 people cheering loudly, and only 7 upset, and I could still audibly hear the cheering on the real video clip I listened to, Sonny B?

Say, you’re not part of the AP are you?

(By the way, when I went to P.J. in my home state, during Bush Leaguer {and most of the new songs, as a matter of fact] I couldn’t help but notice how quiet it got, and how many people sat down and talked amongst themselves. Despite what you want to think, and want to lead people to believe, there isn’t a vast majority opposed to this administration..)

its a good reason why when i do an interview I put up the raw audio for people to hear, rather than try and put my spin on something. i try and just have a conversation with the artist and try and get through the standard “image” responses.

i find it odd that USA Today is the only publication checking facts.

For quite some time now, you have been hitting on the sports media for putting ‘twists’ and ‘color’ on their stories. This somehow bothered me since I myself is a sportswriter.

I mean, do people see mediamen covering sports this badly? If that’s the case, I should be shifting careers as early as now.

This I brought up with a fellow Journalist major and she told me that it’s the sportswriters get REVERED (up to the point that they are almost treated like celebrities) in this country while the newswriters get the press release trash right from the presidential spokesperson.

Is that a bad thing? I don’t think so. I think it’s a way for us sports journalists to realize that our work is being recognized and appreciated.

But she does commend that the American press makes the best feature articles. As for me, last night’s scores is already enough news.