Right, but this is different than calling a source, telling them you are running a story tomorrow that says “X” and asking for comment. This is bad.
The questions I have is, 1) is this really just a one off for Schefter, or something he has done with some regularity? (Someone please ask him if there is even one other instance of him showing a source a story before publication) and 2) is this really just Schefter, or is this something not uncommon among the very clubby NFL insider “journalists”? It has become common wisdom to dunk on NYT political reporters for getting stories by playing up to special inside stories (yes, looking at you Maggie), but this seems to be business as usual for NFL television reporters, who mostly seem to take dictation from league sources anyway. On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 at 2:05 PM Doug Fields <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]. > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/BN6PR14MB161932F1AC3C4FC651A23B6BC6B89%40BN6PR14MB1619.namprd14.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- 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/CAKGtkYK%2Bfm5JGj_Bdo7b1UCFB6R6EMmYNt8TUtsOEqvSQFWYaw%40mail.gmail.com.
