anomalous wrote:
LMR wrote:Did the Brojo's look through all those photos before they wrote their article?
No. Runners on here did the work first and presented it to them. A reporter reports facts that are given to them. This isn't Watergate. My connection isn't going to spend days contacting runners for this story. That's why I am doing it. But you could help if you'd like.
This is the how a news story gets written.
Here endth the lesson.
Well, no. It's not anything like how an actual news story get written. Your version would only allow the"reporter" to be able to quote you, assuming that you are viewed as a reliable source of information (which I would say you aren't). So, the story would be:
"Ken Stillman advises me that he personally contacted 100 people by phone and email (or however many), people that Ken Stillman advises us ran the 2014 VIA marathon, and Ken Stillman advises us that all of them told him that none of them were ever contacted by the marathon to ask if they knew if Mike Rossi cheating cheated."
Great story, Ken. Great story. Yeah. Can see how that will take off and cause a lot of problems for the race organizers and Mike Rossi. Devastating stuff. Should be front page of most well respected newspapers for sure.
Not only would 'Ken Stillman advises me personally....' not be credible
"My ex son in law" advises me personally would even be less credible.
I think she just sent him off to do some busy work to keep him out of her hair. All she would have to do initially as a member of the press, is to contact Barb,and ask straight up who they contacted. It would take her less than 5 minutes if she cared about the story.