That’s hilarious. Now I like to think a couple of Brits tipped ESPN that Bradby was retiring…
On Sat, 29 Jan 2022 at 3:33 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > Very entertaining to think that this has completely screwed up some > carefully orchestrated announcement via a high-profile interview that is > trailed in advance and is ratings gold for whichever channel was down to > get the exclusive. > > In other news, in the UK, ITV's lead newscaster is called Tom Bradby - > with an extra 'B'. Think the equivalent of Lester Holt. He also writes > thrillers in his spare time. He's enjoying getting quite a lot of > misdirected Tweets this evening: > https://twitter.com/tombradby/status/1487564502929448978 > > > Adam > > On Sat, Jan 29, 2022 at 11:24 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We are seeing an interesting case study in journalism today on a high >> profile but low stakes story. ESPN, citing anonymous sources, reported that >> Tom Brady is retiring, and multiple outlets picked it up and ran with it. >> The AP is now reporting that Brady has called the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to >> say he is far from making up his mind. I have seen a Tweet where an ESPN >> reporter says Brady is retiring, but has not made up his mind about when to >> announce. >> >> It looks like Brady is retiring, and someone close to him spilled the >> beans too soon, and now they are trying to put the toothpaste back in the >> tube so Brady can make his own dramatic announcement. >> >> It’s not really a big deal either way, but it illustrates the danger of >> basing big stories on anonymous sources. ESPN did use the plural, so I >> assume there was more than one. I think there is a place for anonymous >> sourcing, but in the days when news organizations cared about their >> credibility and reputation for accuracy, they would have probably waited >> longer, not quicker to report if relying on anonymous sources to get >> additional confirmation. >> >> >> >> https://apnews.com/article/tom-brady-retirement-reports-8ec48cdfdcc5f0dd4650b0572dd15252 >> >> >> -- >> 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/CAKGtkYJFR49_attJ1BLHynYy%2BiWLkc71%3Dvtac08-0RaWvZs8Tg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJFR49_attJ1BLHynYy%2BiWLkc71%3Dvtac08-0RaWvZs8Tg%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/CAD_sJGDhggtAXEyAo3M34Z4q6dYeUCZ8tvP2nyhhGEH_jn6pPA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDhggtAXEyAo3M34Z4q6dYeUCZ8tvP2nyhhGEH_jn6pPA%40mail.gmail.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/CAKGtkY%2BDyEPj7U0%3DxV4Y3AQTutT_%3D7EompQTa3NoUw3rOujdcQ%40mail.gmail.com.
