LRC “interviews” Shelby about burrito defense and doping

Usndidn wn wrote:

Journalism-washing wrote:

Rojo and Gault claim to be “journalists” so they HAD to do a Shelby interview of one way or another,

but they go out of their way time and time again to ask straight up softball questions or softball questions in the guise of “tough questions.”

this wasn’t journalism by LRC, this was “journalism washing.”

It gives LRC the appearance of doing real journalism so that they can say that they’ve been tough on Shelby when we all know they’ve been anything but since day one

and it gives Shelby another chance to spout off her lies as truth

You’re an idiot. This interview was really good and made me believe her even less. You can sense the uneasiness in her voice and continued attempts at evading questions. Good job Jonathan and Rojo

Hind\'s Hall wrote:

BolBol wrote:

Question for Jonathan and the Johnson Brothers:

Yesterday, Weldon did a story on Heather MacLean’s 1500 meter world record and the sub-headline was:

”Drug cheat Regina Jacobs’ record from 2003 erased”

Then, in the first paragraph of the story says she broke “ the long-standing American record of 3:59.98 from convicted doper Regina Jacobs”

You guys typically use these adjectives when you mention athletes who received a ban. Yet, the title on the homepage about the Shelby interview was simply “Shelby Houlihan Speaks to LRC.”

And when Alicia Monson broke Shelby’s 5000 meter American record in 2023 you simply said she ran “…14:19.45 to break Shelby Houlihan’s 14:23.92 American Record…”

So, when will you start using these adjectives with Shelby, or conversely, treating those athletes like you treat Shelby?

Case and point.

Both Shelby and Regina tested positive for PEDs

both served suspensions

Yet Shelby is treated with a massive presumption of innocence by you and Regina is called a cheat.

Why are they different to you>

Hind's Hall wrote:

BolBol wrote:

Question for Jonathan and the Johnson Brothers:

Yesterday, Weldon did a story on Heather MacLean’s 1500 meter world record and the sub-headline was:

”Drug cheat Regina Jacobs’ record from 2003 erased”

Then, in the first paragraph of the story says she broke “ the long-standing American record of 3:59.98 from convicted doper Regina Jacobs”

You guys typically use these adjectives when you mention athletes who received a ban. Yet, the title on the homepage about the Shelby interview was simply “Shelby Houlihan Speaks to LRC.”

And when Alicia Monson broke Shelby’s 5000 meter American record in 2023 you simply said she ran “…14:19.45 to break Shelby Houlihan’s 14:23.92 American Record…”

So, when will you start using these adjectives with Shelby, or conversely, treating those athletes like you treat Shelby?

Case and point.

Both Shelby and Regina tested positive for PEDs

both served suspensions

Yet Shelby is treated with a massive presumption of innocence by you and Regina is called a cheat.

Why are they different to you>

Monkeys Skyping wrote:

rojo wrote:

Nothing. We are going to put out the whole podcast soon to the public, later this week. Right now, it's for our SC members. You can see how we started things off right here:

Video:youtu.be/wL40pPoy3T4?si=IOnnxcRE8xBv5S...

I thought the interview was great. You can disagree. But it's rare for an athlete to answer 30+ minutes about a suspension. Yes, we weren't grilling her nonstop but we did challenge her on facts - hell Jon even made her give him the name of the charity she said she gave some prize money to.

I'd rather you guys had a better relationship with the professional running community and got more interviews even if that means taking a more softball approach.

You may feel good about "asking the hard questions" in press conferences, but there's little value if all that comes out of it is alienating runners and their agents such that they won't give you the time of day.

Hind\'s Hall wrote:

It's not out to everyone but I can only imagine how it's going to go.

It's very clear the running media, letsrun included has decided to back her at all costs for whatever reason.

It's also clear that majority of the fanbase thinks she's a cheat, and the media failed to move them.

It doesn't seem to matter to the pro runners who race her.

This cheat served a harsh ban. it cut into the prime of her career. She'll likely be re-signed by Nike but as most of the fanbase doesn't believe her, I don't think she'll be much of a moneymaker for them.

the media will continue to give her space to whine about how the ban was unfair, changing the goal posts on that. At first the ban was unjust because they refused to accept her ridiculous story. Then she acknowledged it was ridiculous herself, so she moved the goalposts to the ban being ridiculous because they only gave her seven days and all the onus was on her. I think seven days is enough and of course the onus is on the athlete to prove themselves!

So, all in all, it is what it is. She's back, the media won't ask her a single critical question and we are where we are.

Hind\'s Hall wrote:

It's not out to everyone but I can only imagine how it's going to go.

It's very clear the running media, letsrun included has decided to back her at all costs for whatever reason.

It's also clear that majority of the fanbase thinks she's a cheat, and the media failed to move them.

It doesn't seem to matter to the pro runners who race her.

This cheat served a harsh ban. it cut into the prime of her career. She'll likely be re-signed by Nike but as most of the fanbase doesn't believe her, I don't think she'll be much of a moneymaker for them.

the media will continue to give her space to whine about how the ban was unfair, changing the goal posts on that. At first the ban was unjust because they refused to accept her ridiculous story. Then she acknowledged it was ridiculous herself, so she moved the goalposts to the ban being ridiculous because they only gave her seven days and all the onus was on her. I think seven days is enough and of course the onus is on the athlete to prove themselves!

So, all in all, it is what it is. She's back, the media won't ask her a single critical question and we are where we are.

Kickers usually win wrote:

Hind\'s Hall wrote:

It's not out to everyone but I can only imagine how it's going to go.

It's very clear the running media, letsrun included has decided to back her at all costs for whatever reason.

It's also clear that majority of the fanbase thinks she's a cheat, and the media failed to move them.

It doesn't seem to matter to the pro runners who race her.

This cheat served a harsh ban. it cut into the prime of her career. She'll likely be re-signed by Nike but as most of the fanbase doesn't believe her, I don't think she'll be much of a moneymaker for them.

the media will continue to give her space to whine about how the ban was unfair, changing the goal posts on that. At first the ban was unjust because they refused to accept her ridiculous story. Then she acknowledged it was ridiculous herself, so she moved the goalposts to the ban being ridiculous because they only gave her seven days and all the onus was on her. I think seven days is enough and of course the onus is on the athlete to prove themselves!

So, all in all, it is what it is. She's back, the media won't ask her a single critical question and we are where we are.

No matter what is asked, or how she responds, we will remain exactly where we currently are. After four years, everyone has formed an opinion and no LRC interview will change that. I think she cheated, but I have zero interest in watching her being grilled in an interview.