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re: Jon Sokoloff's revenge on Kiffin! "Did you sign your extension?" IN PERSON
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:38 am to meansonny
Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:38 am to meansonny
OK let me come at it this way … and I’ll say up front I don’t know Sokoloff from Adam’s house cat, have no clue about his background and skills and track record.
He burns this source, nobody will ever talk to him again.
But what if he comes across some information that YOU would like to know, but he can’t verify or confirm it because he’s now reviled as the guy who burns his sources?
And don’t play the “we can just wait until the official announcement” card because that denies human nature too, and if people were willing to just wait for the official announcement on things places like this wouldn’t exist LOL.
He burns this source, nobody will ever talk to him again.
But what if he comes across some information that YOU would like to know, but he can’t verify or confirm it because he’s now reviled as the guy who burns his sources?
And don’t play the “we can just wait until the official announcement” card because that denies human nature too, and if people were willing to just wait for the official announcement on things places like this wouldn’t exist LOL.
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Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:51 am to InkStainedWretch
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OK let me come at it this way … and I’ll say up front I don’t know Sokoloff from Adam’s house cat, have no clue about his background and skills and track record.
He burns this source, nobody will ever talk to him again.
And I'll counter...
He doesn't burn the source. Why should we care what he writes ever again?
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But what if he comes across some information that YOU would like to know, but he can’t verify or confirm it because he’s now reviled as the guy who burns his sources?
A bad journalist hurts the profession.
"What ifs" don't change that.
Let the good journalists (or young journalists) learn from his costly mistake and carry the flag moving forward.
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And don’t play the “we can just wait until the official announcement” card because that denies human nature too, and if people were willing to just wait for the official announcement on things places like this wouldn’t exist LOL.
I don't know what this means.
Not sure I care.
Bad journalism is bad. For everyone (consumers, other journalists, and the subject of the content).
Edit to add: the lesson may be for the bad sources. Be bad, look bad publicly. There is too much shite being flung at the walls of twitter.
This post was edited on 11/25/22 at 11:54 am
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