Ask them why either being an A-hole, or hiring a A-hole, is considered acceptable in front of kids or grandmothers... another example of social media degrading common decency. Both sides.
Ps… thanks for the article, I suppose to be fair, to social media types… A-holes have always been around… shock-jocks etc… continue to be one of the good guys!
I'm not a journalist! Let's get that out there first. For me, this is a Dale Hansen/Randy Galloway type of situation where they believe they're the smartest people in the room in their minds, and their collective smartassedness sarcastic mode of operation would always shine through. Say something so provocative that "it" becomes the story, rather than the press conference, in this case.
I don't pretend to understand the media scrutiny that lives in and surrounds the Maple Leafs in Toronto, but I do know there are people in the media who feel like they, and they alone, are the moral compass for an organization they cover. They've lost the plot, and can no longer hide their bias and belief that they are in fact the smartest person in the room. It's unfortunate, because it reflects on the rest of the journalists just trying to scratch out a living in the trying times the media lives in.
I can only imagine that asking questions in a setting like this can be difficult, just ask Bob Sturm who famously can weave a two minute array of words into a question sometimes. Don't get me wrong, Bob is great, but wanders and meanders at times to get to his point or actual question. It's even turned into a bit at times on The Ticket, IYKYK.
For the Toronto reporter who appears to be butt hurt over the selection of Chayka, that dude needs to do some soul searching and figure out how to not do personal attacks on someone he likely doesn't even know, but "he" doesn't agree with because he decided he carries the moral weight of an entire organization.
I would never want someone to lose their job, as I just lost mine, but if he loses his credentials to cover the team, it wouldn't be shocking, and it may even be deserved, who knows for sure.
I clearly have too much time on my hands right now, so forgive my rant, but I absolutely despise people that try and make a story about themselves even if they are too dumb to realize it
It's incredibly rare that anything insightful is said in a press conference. They're PR events. I doubt anything of value is being gleaned while press ask the same 10 questions the always ask and get the same 10 answers they always get.
Lots of good journalism happens in general, but I don't think I've seen anything particularly interesting come out of a press conference. Other than if there is a surprise announcement. And even then, it's typically only the 1 announcement that is of interest, not the various PR-approved comments afterwards.
while I agree that most press conferences don't produce much of substance right away, and I'll always take a different interview if it's available, I think it's unfair to write them off completely. There are relationships built and formed, trust and is established in many cases (or lost) and by paying attention they actually lead to other future stories or questions worth tackling. I think the problem is people often look at the press conference as a finished product, and if you look at it that way, it's largely PR spin and useless, but if you look at it as part of the entire machine that goes into a reporter doing their job the right way it can be important/lay ground work for other vital things.
If that's the approach, then fans would be wise to ignore press conferences (they're not the finished product) and wait for the good stuff to come out later.
If they're basically relationship building exercises between media and players/coaches, they don't seem worthwhile for fan consumption.
Ask them why either being an A-hole, or hiring a A-hole, is considered acceptable in front of kids or grandmothers... another example of social media degrading common decency. Both sides.
Ps… thanks for the article, I suppose to be fair, to social media types… A-holes have always been around… shock-jocks etc… continue to be one of the good guys!
I'm not a journalist! Let's get that out there first. For me, this is a Dale Hansen/Randy Galloway type of situation where they believe they're the smartest people in the room in their minds, and their collective smartassedness sarcastic mode of operation would always shine through. Say something so provocative that "it" becomes the story, rather than the press conference, in this case.
I don't pretend to understand the media scrutiny that lives in and surrounds the Maple Leafs in Toronto, but I do know there are people in the media who feel like they, and they alone, are the moral compass for an organization they cover. They've lost the plot, and can no longer hide their bias and belief that they are in fact the smartest person in the room. It's unfortunate, because it reflects on the rest of the journalists just trying to scratch out a living in the trying times the media lives in.
I can only imagine that asking questions in a setting like this can be difficult, just ask Bob Sturm who famously can weave a two minute array of words into a question sometimes. Don't get me wrong, Bob is great, but wanders and meanders at times to get to his point or actual question. It's even turned into a bit at times on The Ticket, IYKYK.
For the Toronto reporter who appears to be butt hurt over the selection of Chayka, that dude needs to do some soul searching and figure out how to not do personal attacks on someone he likely doesn't even know, but "he" doesn't agree with because he decided he carries the moral weight of an entire organization.
I would never want someone to lose their job, as I just lost mine, but if he loses his credentials to cover the team, it wouldn't be shocking, and it may even be deserved, who knows for sure.
I clearly have too much time on my hands right now, so forgive my rant, but I absolutely despise people that try and make a story about themselves even if they are too dumb to realize it
It's incredibly rare that anything insightful is said in a press conference. They're PR events. I doubt anything of value is being gleaned while press ask the same 10 questions the always ask and get the same 10 answers they always get.
Lots of good journalism happens in general, but I don't think I've seen anything particularly interesting come out of a press conference. Other than if there is a surprise announcement. And even then, it's typically only the 1 announcement that is of interest, not the various PR-approved comments afterwards.
while I agree that most press conferences don't produce much of substance right away, and I'll always take a different interview if it's available, I think it's unfair to write them off completely. There are relationships built and formed, trust and is established in many cases (or lost) and by paying attention they actually lead to other future stories or questions worth tackling. I think the problem is people often look at the press conference as a finished product, and if you look at it that way, it's largely PR spin and useless, but if you look at it as part of the entire machine that goes into a reporter doing their job the right way it can be important/lay ground work for other vital things.
If that's the approach, then fans would be wise to ignore press conferences (they're not the finished product) and wait for the good stuff to come out later.
If they're basically relationship building exercises between media and players/coaches, they don't seem worthwhile for fan consumption.