Goodman cooked his goose with these comments. Not sure how CBS can employ someone as a journalist who has admitted bias and unobjectivity. His writing is 1st class trash as it is, but now it's impossible for anyone to take him even remotely serious.

 

Here's a thought: Don't think of bloggers as journalists. Very few of them pass muster in that department. Anybody can sit at a keyboard and spout off opinions. Few of them actually do the research and talk to the subjects they are commenting on.

 

Part of the reason why journalism has gotten a bad name in recent years is because the general public can't tell the difference between a hack clown spouting opinions and a legit journalist who does real research. And the TV news channels and talk radio, and to a lesser degree print media outlets, are more than happy to keep that line blurred.

Goodman said today that Cal called "highers ups at Fox" and tried to get him fired and told some stories that were not true.

 

Did you hear the interview he had with Matt Jones? He talked about how he & Cal had a good relationship until one particular season (when Cal was @ Memphis) & there had been several players getting in trouble. He wrote something saying Cal should instill a curfew, crack down, etc. But he said the relationship really went south when he wrote an article on Abdul Gaddy (sp?). According to Goodman, Gaddy, his mother & a few others were adamant that a FedEx higher up (maybe even the CEO) was actively recruiting Gaddy to Memphis. After the article came out, Cal had Derek Kellog (I think that's right) call Goodman & tell him that he wasn't welcome in Memphis anymore. He then stated that Cal had called executives/higher-ups at Fox & tried to get him fired.

Did you hear the interview he had with Matt Jones? He talked about how he & Cal had a good relationship until one particular season (when Cal was @ Memphis) & there had been several players getting in trouble. He wrote something saying Cal should instill a curfew, crack down, etc. But he said the relationship really went south when he wrote an article on Abdul Gaddy (sp?). According to Goodman, Gaddy, his mother & a few others were adamant that a FedEx higher up (maybe even the CEO) was actively recruiting Gaddy to Memphis. After the article came out, Cal had Derek Kellog (I think that's right) call Goodman & tell him that he wasn't welcome in Memphis anymore. He then stated that Cal had called executives/higher-ups at Fox & tried to get him fired.

 

I did listen to the interview.

Here's a thought: Don't think of bloggers as journalists.

 

Goodman isn't a blogger.

Did you hear the interview he had with Matt Jones? He talked about how he & Cal had a good relationship until one particular season (when Cal was @ Memphis) & there had been several players getting in trouble. He wrote something saying Cal should instill a curfew, crack down, etc. But he said the relationship really went south when he wrote an article on Abdul Gaddy (sp?). According to Goodman, Gaddy, his mother & a few others were adamant that a FedEx higher up (maybe even the CEO) was actively recruiting Gaddy to Memphis. After the article came out, Cal had Derek Kellog (I think that's right) call Goodman & tell him that he wasn't welcome in Memphis anymore. He then stated that Cal had called executives/higher-ups at Fox & tried to get him fired.

 

Gaddy's mom worked for Fed Ex and the CEO was calling her to talk out of the blue if I remember the story correctly...

Gaddy's mom worked for Fed Ex and the CEO was calling her to talk out of the blue if I remember the story correctly...

 

Yeah, he mentioned that she'd worked there for something like 12 years.

Here's a thought: Don't think of bloggers as journalists. Very few of them pass muster in that department. Anybody can sit at a keyboard and spout off opinions. Few of them actually do the research and talk to the subjects they are commenting on.

 

Part of the reason why journalism has gotten a bad name in recent years is because the general public can't tell the difference between a hack clown spouting opinions and a legit journalist who does real research. And the TV news channels and talk radio, and to a lesser degree print media outlets, are more than happy to keep that line blurred.

 

Is Jerry Tipton a journalist?

That link contains a Trojan virus, my anti virus went nuts when I clicked on it.

 

That's Matt Jones' lesser known alias...

That's Matt Jones' lesser known alias...

 

Nice! :lol:

Here's a thought: Don't think of bloggers as journalists. Very few of them pass muster in that department. Anybody can sit at a keyboard and spout off opinions. Few of them actually do the research and talk to the subjects they are commenting on.

 

Part of the reason why journalism has gotten a bad name in recent years is because the general public can't tell the difference between a hack clown spouting opinions and a legit journalist who does real research. And the TV news channels and talk radio, and to a lesser degree print media outlets, are more than happy to keep that line blurred.

 

You do realize Goodman is an actual journalist and isn't anything close to a blogger, right?

Gaddy's mom worked for Fed Ex and the CEO was calling her to talk out of the blue if I remember the story correctly...

 

Serious question, is that a recruiting violation?

You do realize Goodman is an actual journalist and isn't anything close to a blogger, right?

 

My guess is he didn't realize that.

Serious question, is that a recruiting violation?

 

Gray area...

Serious question, is that a recruiting violation?

 

I would assume it depends on where the guy falls in the NCAA-defined "booster" category.

I would assume it depends on where the guy falls in the NCAA-defined "booster" category.

 

How would you penalize a CEO for calling one of his employees???