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And he was doing so well -- reporter drops a C-word on Rogers Sportsnet

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Mystery_Meat, Apr 16, 2009.

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  1. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    In theory, maybe. In practice... not nearly that clear-cut.

    It's more analogous to saying you should never ever type the word "cocksucker" because someone else may paste it into your copy.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Apr 17, 2009
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  2. RagingCanuck

    RagingCanuck Guest

    I give the studio guys a lot of credit for not cracking up and just moving on like he bobbled a word instead of saying one of George Carlin's seven words you can't say on TV.
     
    RagingCanuck, Apr 17, 2009
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  3. KevinmH9

    KevinmH9 Active Member

    Hilarious. The studio guys are completly stunned, too.
     
    KevinmH9, Apr 17, 2009
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  4. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    I'm going to back PC Load Letter, too. While this is a reminder of why an on-air person should never say anything remotely offensive near a microphone, there has to be a trust that something like this will never get on-air.

    There is simply no reason for it.

    For those of who say it's similar to blaming a copy editor, there's a BIG difference. The only way it's similar is if the editor prints something the writer never intended to publish. I don't know if the editor/producer was being rushed or lazy, but if I was Millions I'd be seriously pissed -- and deservedly so.

    I will say this: I do want to know why that was even fed.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Apr 17, 2009
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  5. Sammi

    Sammi Member

    Similar incident at my former station. Other sports guy taping AM sports for next morning, gets tongue-tied and says "shit." Then does Take Two.
    Any guesses which version appeared next morning? He was given a one-day suspension. Not sure what happened to the editor. As someone above said, in a perfect world, the editor watches every second (and actually pays attention). With so many people being cut, we no longer live in perfect world.
     
    Sammi, Apr 17, 2009
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  6. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    That station couldn't pay enough for this publicity.
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Apr 17, 2009
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  7. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Sportsnet doesn't really need a lot of publicity
     
    JR, Apr 17, 2009
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  8. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    I'd be willing to bet the guy on the far right - Doug MacLean - wasn't even listening.
     
    Sea Bass, Apr 17, 2009
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  9. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    No, but it could do with some decent talent.
     
    Huggy, Apr 17, 2009
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  10. AMacIsaac

    AMacIsaac Guest

    Elliotte,
    What does the CRTC do in cases like this?
     
    AMacIsaac, Apr 17, 2009
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  11. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    What, no love for Peter Loubardias?

    Their hockey panel sucks big time.
     
    JR, Apr 17, 2009
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  12. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Nothing, I would bet. I doubt they even care.

    Seriously, have you read anything about this up here? If Mystery Meat hadn't posted it, would you know about it?

    Sportsnet will get a few "shocked and appalled" letters and it'll go away.
     
    JR, Apr 17, 2009
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