shooting down a 'scoop' is thankless

[henryhenry]

Greg Logan laments that shooting down somebody else's 'scoop' never gets played as prominently as the inaccurate 'scoop'.

http://www.sportsmediaguide.com/01262007-GregLogan.asp

he's dead on.

perversely, doesn't this create more incentive to be first - even if wrong - than to follow and be right?

 

[Ellis Redding]

Logan's just jealous of the scoops JDV gave Tim Brown, whatever.