What about The News Media

[bob86]

I am always curious as to why no reporter gets on the telephone or knocks on the door of Doug or the owners and demands answers. Reporters seem more than willing to force themselves on ordinary people who often find themselves unwillingly in the public eye. However, when public figures create public controversy, reporters passively sit back and wait for “media availability.” In today’s world if reporters have any function at all it is to forcibly gather facts.

[stuckincincy]

Re: What about The News Media

Tempting, but reporters don't knock on doors to demand why a particular business isn't as successful or as well-run as they would like it to be.

[Jimkelly12203]

Re: What about The News Media

They make requests. They were told Whaley will be available at the annual end of season press conference on Monday (or whenever it is).

[feldspar]

Re: What about The News Media

Lol, maybe reporters should go to their houses a beat answers out of them

[swiper]

Re: What about The News Media

They make requests. They were told Whaley will be available at the annual end of season press conference on Monday (or whenever it is).

But when you fire your head coach before the last game the GM has to show his face right away. Another OBD failure.

Whaley appears to have cart blanche to do whatever he pleases. And he knows the media is going to call him on all his failures.

[The King]

Re: What about The News Media

I know some reporters knocked on Rex's door. He was polite but declined to talk with them.

[Historian]

Re: What about The News Media

I think the press is beginning to understand the root cause of the dysfunction.

And not just Sully.

[bleve]

Re: What about The News Media

I think the press is beginning to understand the root cause of the dysfunction.

And not just Sully.

Yup. Leo Roth understands too...

Pegulas leave inmates to run the asylum

And John Kryk Toronto Sun

And Mike Rodak...

And on and on...

[stuckincincy]

Re: What about The News Media

I think the press is beginning to understand the root cause of the dysfunction.

And not just Sully.

They are a lot better than the bunch here in Cincinnati. Toe the line or be denied access seems to be the rule.

The most recent casualty is publishing grades after a game. No more giving the coaching a "D" or an "F" or anything else.

The B'gals beat writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer also writes for the team's official site.

Players are barred from talking to the press anywhere but at the stadium or at camp.

The owner's one presser per year is like political town hall meetings - allegedly, you get handed a list of questions.

[Jimkelly12203]

Re: What about The News Media

But when you fire your head coach before the last game the GM has to show his face right away. Another OBD failure.

Whaley appears to have cart blanche to do whatever he pleases. And he knows the media is going to call him on all his failures.

Oh i agree. The way this organization has handled everything is a joke. There's always sleazy self-serving leaks coming out of the front office. It's our boys Doug and Russ undermining anyone that is a threat to them and shifting blame as far away as possible. The sad thing is it works!

I use to work for a company that came upon really good times. As things got more promising and we began hiring people like crazy so many of the people i came into the company with started doing this. Backstabbing, shifting blame, kissing ass. It's gross. I said screw this i'm going to law school! Not sure if that was the right decision, but i couldn't exist in that environment.