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Kirk Wessler column from March 30, 2010- ethical hypocrisy

tornado said:
I have never seen even one place where the local coverage is so hostile and negative.
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I think the PJStar coverage is actually very fair and balanced.

The paper gives you a straight forward "news" view of the team from the award-winning Dave Reynolds. He has gone out of his way to be positive at times this season in fact.

Then it gives you the opionions of a Bradley-alum in Kirk Wessler. KW does or has served on the board of directors for the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

On top of that, the PJStar prints letters to the editor from both sides of the JL fence, and printed dozens of fans views, hopes, and predictions in the preseason HOOPS section.

I would not want a newspaper that only gave you the rose-colored glasses view. I want a paper that gives you both sides and more!
 
BradleyJD said:
I think the PJStar coverage is actually very fair and balanced.

The paper gives you a straight forward "news" view of the team from the award-winning Dave Reynolds. He has gone out of his way to be positive at times this season in fact.

Then it gives you the opionions of a Bradley-alum in Kirk Wessler. KW does or has served on the board of directors for the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

On top of that, the PJStar prints letters to the editor from both sides of the JL fence, and printed dozens of fans views, hopes, and predictions in the preseason HOOPS section.

I would not want a newspaper that only gave you the rose-colored glasses view. I want a paper that gives you both sides and more!
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This is my post for the day.
 
tornado said:
but I agree completely with Da Coach's point....this is pure hypocrisy...

when it serves him to appear ethical and proper about spewing rumors..then he says he won't do it and it is WRONG..
but when it serves him to go right ahead and do it, then he does...
As I have said before -- I read the columns in every one of the other Valley cities' papers and many times for Illniois and other schools....I have never seen even one place where the local coverage is so hostile and negative.
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T not quite sure where you are coming from when you say "hostile and negative". If our product was up to the standards we all want for BU basketball then maybe our PJS would not have to write the truth as some of us see it. I don't get it or maybe I do. If it goes against your opinion its unethical. O.K. now I get it. We may not all agree with what comes out of our daily but I would just not read it if it bothers you so much.
 
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Da Coach said:
Didn't KW repeat his unsubstantiated rumor again today? Why is it OK for a newspaper columnist/editor to repeat a harmful unsubstantiated rumor but we should just shut up?

I think it is important to show that even KW didn't believe this kind of rumor-mongering was right, but apparently now he does when it serves his agenda.

And anything I write here is just my opinion, for those who keep using that lame excuse to defend KW.
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Last year- he wrote the article responding to phone calls etc that Jim was fired or bought out of his contract... that is different than offering his "opinion" that his days are numbered.... For people who despise his tactics and decry his agenda, you have now given his opinion and paper 7 pages of comments!
 
I'm a huge, huge JL fan but don't understand the hostility aimed at Wessler. He is offering an opinion on what he thinks will happen. That's what columnists do. Crazy what some people spend their time worrying about on this board.
 
My overlying thought about this - if he's referencing that Les' days are numbered, considering what he wrote last year, he wouldn't say that unless he really knew it is coming.

If it turns out in April that Les isn't gone, there will be plenty of time to rip him then. Until then, I wait and see.
 
Again, if you are implying he has some high-level inside information that nobody else has, including people far closer to the situation, then I don't agree. I will not predict what will happen, but it is not a done deal.
 
My uninformed reading between the lines makes it more of an ultimatum than a done deal.
A mid-major would be dumb to fire a clean coach in an NCAA year.
Beyond that JL already failed the beat ISU and/or win out at home parts of challenge.
 
Baloney. Being a columnist is never an excuse for hit&run journalism and creating false rumors intended to damage someone. Especially when he condemned this same behavior a year ago. Unethical and hypocritical.
 
Biff said:
Baloney. Being a columnist is never an excuse for hit&run journalism and creating false rumors intended to damage someone. Especially when he condemned this same behavior a year ago. Unethical and hypocritical.
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It's unethical to post your thoughts and opinions?? Wow. Welcome to America!
 
I think he is referring to the fact that Kirk himself told us this:

Usually, we don??™t acknowledge rumors when they??™re found to lack substance.
Don??™t believe everything you hear. ...
 
Braves4Life said:
Look, I don't begrudge any one on here their opinion. In fact, I value them. However, what KW did was strictly an editorial (and one was a blog where all bets are off anyway). He never said he had information to substantiate that Les would be fired. He basically just said he had a hunch; it was his opinion that Les might not be around next year. He was editorializing.

These editorials are meant to accomplish one of two things -- either you agree and say "right on man, I love what you're saying", or you disagree and say "you're full of crap KW, show us the beef". That's why people write letters to the editor or post on forums like this.

I'll say it again -- this was not an investigative report where facts are gathered and the reader is allowed to draw their own conclusion. This was an editorial where the writer simply states his opinion.... no matter how full of crap that opinion might be.
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I know that this was an editorial, however if KW makes a statement as he did about the coach and even cloaks that statement with the word "likely", then he needs to cite a source to back that statement. Otherwise, the statement is irresponsible and extremely damaging without substantiated merit!
 
MacabreMob said:
Just because someone attended a school and graduated from there must mean they are a fan. :roll:
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Absolutely not. But when someone says publicly or tells me personally they are a fan then I believe them. Not sure what other way you can judge it....maybe people smarter than me can differentiate.
 
Da Coach said:
I think he is referring to the fact that Kirk himself told us this:

Usually, we don??™t acknowledge rumors when they??™re found to lack substance.
Don??™t believe everything you hear. ...
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I never believe everything I hear.

KW was addressing outside rumors in the earlier column. His latest entries are based on his own views of the situation, I believe. The two are quite different, IMO.
 
Beninator said:
I know that this was an editorial, however if KW makes a statement as he did about the coach and even cloaks that statement with the word "likely", then he needs to cite a source to back that statement. Otherwise, the statement is irresponsible and extremely damaging without substantiated merit!
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Damaging to who? Is it the newspapers job to protect people?
 
BradleyJD said:
I never believe everything I hear.

KW was addressing outside rumors in the earlier column. His latest entries are based on his own views of the situation, I believe. The two are quite different, IMO.
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OK, thanks. Now I see the difference.
The only unsubstantiated rumors that should be allowed are those that Kirk reports or makes up.
 
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