[Husker] Re: Pederson (fwd)

[Glen Heiman]

"Mike Nolan" <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> wrote in message
news:200501281848.j0SImkCD013736 at romaine.tssi.com...
>
> : > > If anyone cares to read an objective article about Pederson.
>
> It is a myth that newspapers have objective reporting.  Every writer
> selects facts to stress and facts to ignore, and that introduces at least
> some amount of bias into the story.  The story reaches a conclusion that
> the writer has already reached in his or her own mind.
>
> The choice of which quotes to use also introduces selectivity into the
piece.
>
> Even the choice of what stories to write or publish can reflect the bias
of
> those making those choices.
>
> About the best that can be hoped for in any news story is that the writer
> lets the story go in the direction the research takes it.  However,
> the research process is also non-objective in nature.  Do you think
> the writer spent more time talking to coaches and other athletic
department
> personnel who have been fired by SP (here or at Pitt) or players who
> left either school, or those who were more likely to have positive things
> to say about SP, such as those who had been hired or promoted by SP?

It is also hard to promote an objective article when anyone who has a
favorable story is more than happy to share it.

However, those with bona fide negative stories may keep those episodes to
themselves for fear of being labled a whiner, loser, or troublemaker.  That
person won't burn any bridges that may have an adverse effect on his
character or prevent him from getting a future job/position.

Heiman




>
> In fact, there were no direct quotes from anyone other than SP, though
> there were implied ones, such as in the phrase:  "It was apparent to
> most observers that change was necessary..."
>
> Some stories are more objective than others, or at least are perceived
> that way.  Do people think CBS News went after Osborne?  Or the Boston
> Globe?  Were those stories designed to be critical of Osborne and the
> Huskers, focusing on the negatives rather than 20+ years of positives?
>
> I'm not saying the North Platte Telegraph piece was all puffery, but
> saying it was objective reporting is a bit of a stretch to me.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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