So much mis information being reported

[S_Janowski]

Perfect example right here from Philly.com

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/324261861.html Rutgers football program in turmoil First 2 paragraphs have severe inaccuracies about what's unfolded recently.

1) It was not reported that Flood asked the professor for grades to be changed (It was reported that he emailed a professor about a grade).
2) Only Boggs was involved in the home and dorm invasion - not all of the players.

The media is doing a great job of not reporting all the facts properly and having a field day linking all of the events together. We are really taking another public perception hit. I emailed this dingbat to edit his article, everyone should do the same.

 

[KJRU]

Perfect example right here from Philly.com

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/324261861.html Rutgers football program in turmoil First 2 paragraphs have severe inaccuracies about what's unfolded recently.

1) It was not reported that Flood asked the professor for grades to be changed (It was reported that he emailed a professor about a grade).
2) Only Boggs was involved in the home invasion - not all of the players.

The media is doing a great job of not reporting all the facts properly and having a field day linking all of the events together. We are really taking another public perception hit. I emailed this dingbat to edit his article, everyone should do the same.

No matter what the media is reporting, none of this **** should be happening.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Perfect example right here from Philly.com

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/324261861.html Rutgers football program in turmoil First 2 paragraphs have severe inaccuracies about what's unfolded recently.

1) It was not reported that Flood asked the professor for grades to be changed (It was reported that he emailed a professor about a grade).
2) Only Boggs was involved in the home and dorm invasion - not all of the players.

The media is doing a great job of not reporting all the facts properly and having a field day linking all of the events together. We are really taking another public perception hit. I emailed this dingbat to edit his article, everyone should do the same.

I hope people remember this when reading ALL media reports, this is the way they work, they always get everything wrong.

 

[zappaa]

The press is awful they're always very loose with the facts.
Best to give them nothing to write about

 

[Ole Cabbagehead]

There is no culpability. They write a sensational story to generate a lot of traffic, and when it turns out to be false they just say "whoops" our unnamed source must've been inaccurate.

 

[RU#1fan]

No matter what the media is reporting, none of this **** should be happening.

It's like putting lipstick on a pig.

 

[dwiz]

There is no culpability. They write a sensational story to generate a lot of traffic, and when it turns out to be false they just say "whoops" our unnamed source must've been inaccurate.

No ****.

-Sincerely every Patriots and Penn State fan.

 

[StyleKnight]

Deadspin had the same error in their article. Claiming Flood pressured the professor to change the grade.

However who am I to claim that as an inaccuracy. I don't know what Flood's intentions were.

 

[Ten Thousan Marbles]

I hope people remember this when reading ALL media reports, this is the way they work, they always get everything wrong.

We've been trying to tell you all that for 4 years.

 

[S_Janowski]

Update - never received a response from this guy but it appears they have taken the article down. At least they have some journalistic integrity, unlike some others.

 

[RUMBA-JK]

Update - never received a response from this guy but it appears they have taken the article down. At least they have some journalistic integrity, unlike some others.

Good that it is down - but this speaks to an aspect of highly questionable ethics in the area of electronic publishing - 'distortionists' can post some untruths & hammer someone's reputation - then when called on it - just take it down - or simply go back in and artfully 'edit it ' so that it is not a blatant lie - but still is a sleazy out of context line of discussion.

 

[LBusDoor90_rivals]

Good that it is down - but this speaks to an aspect of highly questionable ethics in the area of electronic publishing - 'distortionists' can post some untruths & hammer someone's reputation - then when called on it - just take it down - or simply go back in and artfully 'edit it ' so that it is not a blatant lie - but still is a sleazy out of context line of discussion.

...or simply print a minute retraction on page 79 in font 6 that no one ever sees or reads.

 

[rucoe89]

It may be a matter of time before libel suits increase. The opportunities are growing with the Internet and extent of potential damage.

 

[MADHAT1]

We've been trying to tell you all that for 4 years.

Not believing what you're saying is true.
You've been lying for 4 years about what happened .

The coverage of Flood's e-mail and the RU players arrest might be screwed up, but in both cases a cover-up wasn't involved and Rutgers fans aren't excusing those involved.