tyke1doe;2854854 said:
So we're suppose to take your word that you have reporter sources who don't "highly respect" Ed Werder, kind of like how we took Werder's word about the internal conflict T.O. was causing in the Cowboys locker room?
I see, said the blind man.
I'm glad you said
"not entirely sufficient" because, while I agree with you that a reporter should be able to verify anonymous information, it depends on the source. If that source is Jerry Jones or someone so close to the information that revelation of the information could put that source's identity in jeopardy, then an editorial decision must be made whether to run with the information.
I'm not sure what I could do to satisfy you. When I have anonymous sources who have a very good reason to protect themselves, we cannot possibly believe that other reporters do not have all that much respect for Mr. Blue Suit and also questioned his reporting of the Owens incident. Yet when Mr. Blue Suit uses a source that's perfectly okay.
I thought Keith Davis was dead, yet he signed with the Raiders and was recently cut?
When reporting a rumor, which Mr. Blue Suit was reporting in the Owens saga you need more than one anonymous source. Mr. Blue Suit had one, according to his very own words, and that's not sufficient except if you are in the land of Bristol apparently.
What you seem to not understand is that the goal of a source is to not just get information or their thoughts. But to get accurate information. It's alarming to me that you seem to neglect that and so do most of the DFW media and most of the journalists/writers/etc. at BSPN.
For instance, there's no doubt in my mind if Greg Ellis would not have gone on the radio and instead would have been quoted as anonymous source and started talking about how Ware 'hid from the coaches' so Ellis could get playing time, a local DFW reporter, Mr. Blue Suit and any of the BSPN hacks would have ran with the story instead of fact checking and going to other sources to see if Ellis was full of BS. And going to Ware and asking for his side of the story almost never would have happened.
Fact checking, getting multiple sources, and asking for both sides of the story are part of the procedures of professional journalism. As long as the media neglects that, I'll call them on that. Mr. Blue Suit has a record of skipping those procedures with this team and that's why I take it with a grain of salt.
Calvin Watkins is another fantastic example of this. Back when they had the 'airplane was constantly late' story Watkins stated he had multiple sources confirming this. The 'respectable' Watkins was later made out to be a fool by the airport who stated that his report was basically ridiculously false. Has to make me wonder if he really had multiple sources if he was so flat out wrong.
YAKUZA
