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the roll of sports journalism?
John Germ, Photographer
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Wadsworth | Oh | USA | Posted: 12:24 PM on 06.01.11 |
| ->> For anyone who has followed what happened with Ohio State over the last 8 months, I think it's worth mentioning the story The Lantern (Ohio State's news paper) published regarding Ray Small helped push things to their current state. Here's my question: that article helped shed some light on that which most fans know but ignore: breaking the rules regarding payment, treatment for big time college athletes is not an isolated incident. The question I've been pondering is: do the journalists involved in covering college athletics have an obligation to keep this corruption (which has probably been going on for much of the 100+ years of NCAA college football) out in the open and try to force the NCAA to deal with the issue. Or, now that OSU will be punished, does the dirty little secret just get brushed under the carpet until the next violation? Just curious what those who cover NCAA day in and day out think about whether journalists should continue to force the issue until the core problem is addressed. Or, is it enough to just deal with each instance as it occurs? |
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G.J. McCarthy, Photographer
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Dallas | TX | US | Posted: 2:53 PM on 06.01.11 |
->> "do the journalists involved in covering college athletics have an obligation to keep this corruption (which has probably been going on for much of the 100+ years of NCAA college football) out in the open and try to force the NCAA to deal with the issue."
Yes.
"Just curious what those who cover NCAA day in and day out think about whether journalists should continue to force the issue until the core problem is addressed."
Also yes.
Cheers,
- gerry - |
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David A. Cantor, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Toledo | OH | USA | Posted: 3:01 PM on 06.01.11 |
| ->> For a late morning start time it's probably Cinnamon. Afternoon start, most likely Kaiser... |
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John Germ, Photographer
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Wadsworth | Oh | USA | Posted: 3:24 PM on 06.01.11 |
| ->> yeah, I deserved the roll joke :) |
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Butch Miller, Photographer
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Lock Haven | PA | USA | Posted: 3:39 PM on 06.01.11 |
->> Have to agree ... as long as winning and being crowned champion is the most important goal ... violation of the rules will continue ... the temptation to circumvent the accepted standards is just much too great for some folks to ignore ... life in the NCAA is no different than any other aspect of our society as a whole ... there will always be those who think they can get away with the infractions and will continue to attempt to do so ... unfortunately, like the rest of the world, far too few ever get caught ...
Sports journalism for these and other "bad news" topics should not be treated any different than any other news coverage ... report all the facts as they occur and allow the reader/view to decide for themselves based upon the evidence gathered, results of the subsequent investigations and hearings to follow ... |
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David A. Cantor, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Scott Evans, Photographer
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Bay Village | OH | USA | Posted: 1:05 PM on 06.06.11 |
->> Wiki: Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues, and trends to a broad audience. Although there is much variation within journalism, the ideal is to inform the citizenry.
John, I'd say that as long as the journalist remains objective in his/her presentation of the facts, then, yes, there is an obligation to report. My concern is the consistency to which this approach is applied. Of even greater concern (rhetorical) is why some people feel its ever acceptable to cheat, backdoor the system, or that the rules simply don't apply to them. Its sad, it really is and athletics and politics seem to always be two of the worst serial offenders. |
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