Media posing for pictures with Heat players?

[shallow_gal]

Did anyone else catch the wire story on this? Please, God, I hope it's not true. If one of the 17,000 reporters who are attending their camp can elaborate on this, I know I'd like an explanation.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trainingcamp10/news/story?id=5626101

 

[Rhody31]

Did anyone else catch the wire story on this? Please, God, I hope it's not true. If one of the 17,000 reporters who are attending their camp can elaborate on this, I know I'd like an explanation.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trainingcamp10/news/story?id=5626101

I'm trying to play Devil's Advocate here, and I just can't think of a logical reason why reporters would do this.

 

[RickStain]

Gotta build your brand, guys. Twitpic it.

 

[clutchcargo]

Does a lot for their credibility. At least the photos don't show them when they got their autographs. Or do they?

 

[Joe Williams]

Please, please, please let this be TV and sports-talk radio "reporters."

If it was any print or national Web site reporters, they should have their credentials revoked. By their bosses.

 

[Starman]

Hope they wiped their lips off first.

Christ.

 

[Den1983]

I must be missing something. Where's the photo?

 

[Tarheel316]

So much for objectivity by those reporters ...

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Please, please, please let this be TV and sports-talk radio "reporters."

**** that. **** every word in that sentence.

And no matter what medium they're in, if it's true, they should be ridiculed.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Please, please, please let this be TV and sports-talk radio "reporters."

If it was any print or national Web site reporters, they should have their credentials revoked. By their bosses.

I know of radio and TV stations where they actually encourage this. Gives them a photo to put on the website.

 

[Ace]

For the record, I did not get my photo taken with Miami Heat players.

They got their photo taken with me.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

For the record, I did not get my photo taken with Miami Heat players.

They got their photo taken with me.

OK, now that's funny.

 

[writingump]

How many different ways can you say unprofessional?

 

[WoodyWommack]

Unfortunately, this happens all the time, especially with younger people. I have a few friends that cover the Magic and saw multiple pictures of them w/players on Facebook following this week's media day. It's not like they're working for major outlets, but they're still credentialed for the event and take the photos anyway.

 

[Ace]

I agree that posing with athletes is just wrong.

But what if you were a horse racing writer and posed for a photo with Zenyatta?

Would that be OK? I'd do it.

 

[SoCalScribe]

I wouldn't pose with a horse; it's the same set of problems as posing with an athlete or even just posing with a statue or other fan-like activities. Of course, I'm not lucky enough to cover horse racing so it's irrelevant. Darn you Chuck Dybdal!

 

[Sports_Scribe]

I must be missing something. Where's the photo?

It's in the article. Don't worry: I got caught up on that too.

Now, any local and national reporters posing with players is wrong. However, if they were ESPN reporters, I can understand. :

 

[Joe Williams]

Please, please, please let this be TV and sports-talk radio "reporters."

**** that. **** every word in that sentence.

And no matter what medium they're in, if it's true, they should be ridiculed.

Mizzou is right. The threshold for that kind of crap is a lot lower for the broadcast folks.

Still wrong, but it does change the expectations. That was my point. I wouldn't be shocked if I heard it was TV or radio folks posing. But if it was print or Internet people, they have serious 'splainin' to do. Ridicule should be the least of their worries.

Saw something just today where a reporter was asking a player he covers to "follow" him on Twitter. Huh? Everyone needs to take a big step backward and remember who they're representing and why they're present in the first place.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

How about any of them have some serious explaining to do? How about it hurts everyone's credibility, whether they work in broadcast or print? It's a blemish no matter what their medium is. Just because you think print guys sit on a higher throne doesn't make it so.

 

[93Devil]

A picture of them asking questions, or taking notes, to the player or players works just as well.