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Terence Newman learns from media
11:21 AM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | Permalink
Aaron Chimbel
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Terence Newman is one of the good guys.
Sometimes that gets you in trouble.
The Cowboys cornerback did an interview with Joe Trahan a few weeks ago. In the story Joe ran on Sports Special, there was nothing about Tony Romo's relationship with Jessica Simpson.
But, because we always want to give you more here on WFAA.com, we posted the full interview.
This is how The Dallas Morning News would later quote Newman from the full interview: "He won 13 games and everything was perfect," Newman said in the interview, referring to the Cowboys' 13-3 regular-season record in the 2007 season. "But now after this past season, it was, 'Is he doing enough for the team? Is he working hard enough? You know, he's got this girlfriend, so ...'
"I think that once he inherited the starting quarterback job and his relationship got into the national media attention, I think that that was something that definitely hurt and took away from Tony Romo being a great quarterback."
The thing is Newman and Romo are close friends. Newman says he was talking about the media attention being a distraction, not the Romo-Simpson relationship.
A small, innocuous comment can be misinterpreted by someone who didn't get it in the full context, even in watching a full interview. It happens. Newman knows that now.
It's why we have reporters and not just, ahem -- bloggers (I get the irony of me writing that). To know the full story, the full meaning behind what was said you have to be there. The two work together.
Here's the text of Joe's original story, which includes a link the full interview. (Due to NFL restrictions we can't post the video story that aired, which is another reason we think it is important to post extended things when we can.) And here's the full video interview that started this.
Newman sat down again with Joe for Sports Special last night. Here is the new interview where Newman clarifies his remarks.
It's a good lesson.
11:21 AM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | Permalink
Aaron Chimbel
Terence Newman is one of the good guys.
Sometimes that gets you in trouble.
The Cowboys cornerback did an interview with Joe Trahan a few weeks ago. In the story Joe ran on Sports Special, there was nothing about Tony Romo's relationship with Jessica Simpson.
But, because we always want to give you more here on WFAA.com, we posted the full interview.
This is how The Dallas Morning News would later quote Newman from the full interview: "He won 13 games and everything was perfect," Newman said in the interview, referring to the Cowboys' 13-3 regular-season record in the 2007 season. "But now after this past season, it was, 'Is he doing enough for the team? Is he working hard enough? You know, he's got this girlfriend, so ...'
"I think that once he inherited the starting quarterback job and his relationship got into the national media attention, I think that that was something that definitely hurt and took away from Tony Romo being a great quarterback."
The thing is Newman and Romo are close friends. Newman says he was talking about the media attention being a distraction, not the Romo-Simpson relationship.
A small, innocuous comment can be misinterpreted by someone who didn't get it in the full context, even in watching a full interview. It happens. Newman knows that now.
It's why we have reporters and not just, ahem -- bloggers (I get the irony of me writing that). To know the full story, the full meaning behind what was said you have to be there. The two work together.
Here's the text of Joe's original story, which includes a link the full interview. (Due to NFL restrictions we can't post the video story that aired, which is another reason we think it is important to post extended things when we can.) And here's the full video interview that started this.
Newman sat down again with Joe for Sports Special last night. Here is the new interview where Newman clarifies his remarks.
It's a good lesson.
