Maybe it’s just my lack of formal journalism training, but I fail to see what all the fuss is about. Are people confusing the fact that Bruce Allen was a source for Schefter’s story, and misconstruing him as the *subject* of the story? I see nothing wrong with consulting with somebody you used as a source and reconfirming that you’re quoting him accurately and making sure you’re correctly reporting some complicated aspect of the story from his perspective. Let him see the complete story? Sure, why not?…you wouldn’t be *required* to use his follow-up input…it’s just a courtesy call, to make sure you’ve got your story straight.
And even if he had been the subject, just about every big journalism movie has that scene where the reporter calls the Senator whose life is about to become front-page news, asking him if he has any comment on the story that’s “gonna hit the papers tomorrow morning.” Again, unless there’s some sort of editorial approval deal in place, I still wouldn’t see an ethical problem with giving him an advance copy of the story just so you can append the usual “No comment” to the end of it. Doug Fields Tampa, FL From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Timko Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2021 11:36 AM To: TV or Not TV <[email protected]> Subject: [TV orNotTV] ESPN’s Adam Schefter crosses a journalistic line Take a look at this story from the Poynter Institute https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2021/espns-adam-schefter-crosses-a-journalistic-line/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yzwXp8QQkLN9Bwn%2BfLg8%2B4OD-TTxN5tix3bjvgPUBGnWw%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yzwXp8QQkLN9Bwn%2BfLg8%2B4OD-TTxN5tix3bjvgPUBGnWw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/BN6PR14MB161932F1AC3C4FC651A23B6BC6B89%40BN6PR14MB1619.namprd14.prod.outlook.com.
