Coach K and "Baracketology-gate"

[Dicky_Dunn]

I know Coach K brings a lot of criticism upon himself, but this one is beyond belief ...

http://www.accsports.com/blogs/media-watch/200903205016/media-watch-baracketology-gate.php

It's bad enough that Fox News took the guy's "throwaway line" and twisted it out of context to suit its political agenda, but what's scary is the way everyone else -- from Hanity to all the Duke haters out there in Cyberspace -- jumped all over this and turned it into a real news story.

Is this what "journalism" has come to?

 

[sirvaliantbrown]

It's bad enough that Fox News took the guy's "throwaway line" and twisted it out of context to suit its political agenda, but what's scary is the way everyone else -- from Hanity to all the Duke haters out there in Cyberspace -- jumped all over this and turned it into a real news story.

Is this what "journalism" has come to?

Uh, no. Hannity and Duke-haters in cyberspace are not journalists.

If this was treated as a major story by actual journalists, you'd have grounds for complaint. Since it was overwhelmingly treated as the mildly amusing little thing it was, I don't believe you do.

 

[GB-Hack]

The way it got twisted around by some certainly led to misinterpretation by others.

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/68032/

 

[mpcincal]

I know Coach K brings a lot of criticism upon himself, but this one is beyond belief ...

http://www.accsports.com/blogs/media-watch/200903205016/media-watch-baracketology-gate.php

It's bad enough that Fox News took the guy's "throwaway line" and twisted it out of context to suit its political agenda, but what's scary is the way everyone else -- from Hanity to all the Duke haters out there in Cyberspace -- jumped all over this and turned it into a real news story.

Is this what "journalism" has come to?

They just tried to capture the spirit of thing.

 

[HorseWhipped]

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I pass on that, but only because it's late.

Then again, why would I pay for ACC Sports Journal?

Nobody pays for my paper anymore, so I'm throwing that back.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

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I pass on that, but only because it's late.

Then again, why would I pay for ACC Sports Journal?

Nobody pays for my paper anymore, so I'm throwing that back.

You're not missing anything.

 

[steveu]

Uh, I think coach K was kidding. At least I thought I heard a few chuckles in the press room when K said that. Then again, I could be losing my mind.

 

[zagoshe]

DO we really need another thread on this, especially considering it is a few days old.....

 

[williemcgee51]

I hate Duke

 

[CM Punk]

Who's Coach K?