On Fri, 15 Oct 2021 at 21:19, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:

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> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 4:20 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> I won’t claim to know whether Schefter is a serious journalist, but for
>> serious in-depth stories (where libel laws can bite reporters in the ass),
>> it would be allowed (in some cases even expected) to send rough drafts to
>> sources or subjects named in the piece for review.
>>
> I know of no major news organization that toes this.
>

Yeah, there's fact-checking, and sending quotes back for verification, but
this seemed a whole other level. It's a symptom of how NFL types and the
"insider" reporters are way too chummy. Also, nothing Schefter is doing is
serious or in-depth, unless announcing what Tom Brady had for breakfast
counts.

John

-- 
John Edwards
"You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against
incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell

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