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Worst excuse for making up quotes?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Zabka, Feb 16, 2013.

  1. SnarkShark

    SnarkShark Well-Known Member

    His twitter page has also ceased to exist. Wonder why...
     
  2. You have to give an award to the reporter for making up two ridiculous reasons as to why the quotes appeared in the paper.

    The paper's reaction is bad as well, because we all know editors will fact check a minor-league hockey gamer.

     
  3. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Mistakes happen. This wasn't a mistake. Making up a quote is a deliberate move. He's fortunate that I'm not his editor. People have been canned less serious offenses.
     
  4. Doc Holliday

    Doc Holliday Well-Known Member

    Yes. And that's why I'd tell him to play the lotto (because he's lucky he didn't get fired).
     
  5. Knighthawk

    Knighthawk Member

    In the chaos of getting quotes from visiting teams, filled with players you've never seen before, I can see attributing a quote to the wrong person. There have been times I've had to check with a visiting writer to verify that it was Babe Ruth who said "X" and not Lou Gehrig.

    But using quotes from an old game between the same two teams? Even if that's what really happened, it's a mistake that says you are in the wrong profession.
     
  6. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    None of this is right but making up quotes when you never spoke to the person is the ballsiest thing you could ever try.

    If you made up a quote when you actually spoke to someone could possibly be pulled off. Making up a "fact" could be defended with a got confused statement.

    Creating an entire interview that never happened? Fuck. Just write the gamer without quotes and file it under shitty reporting.
     
  7. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    The Murray thing looks like a horrible mistake, instead of a deliberate thing. Embarrassing, but not a firable offense.

    The one thing with Boucher, though, is the reporter says he spoke to someone, who gave a couple of quick answers and that was it. Maybe the encounter was so brief that Boucher forgot it, or maybe someone else on the team was having some fun with the reporter.

    Or, the reporter just epically screwed up.
     
  8. And both mistakes happened after the same game. What a coincidence!
     
  9. SnarkShark

    SnarkShark Well-Known Member

    You say "to-may-to" (horrible mistake), I say "to-mah-to" (intentionally deceptive journalistic misconduct).
     
  10. Doc Holliday

    Doc Holliday Well-Known Member

    So did they fire this dooshbag or does he still have a job? Surely they don't believe him.
     
  11. slc10

    slc10 Member

    BCK, think about that poor door! It didn't screw the quotes! Try a window. You can see if the guy flies or not.
     
  12. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    His ass should be hitting the bricks.
     
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