NPR to do story on Coach Paterno
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Love NPR but they have a very hard time with sports
The Sandusky scandal completely mystified NPR and their reporting was, well, nonsensical.
Hopefully, they can dig into that story or the Paterno suit. It will most likely take a stringer or an independent producer to do it for them though.
What I would like to see is someone like Lowell Bergman to say, "okay what do we really have here in terms of the players (BOT/PR machine, Paterno, administrators, Corbett, state agencies, and the dozens of other people with alleged knowledge), let's cut thru the obvious Lanny Davis garbage and find out what happened."
Due to the nature of this thing and the BOT's spin, it would take a seasoned, smart investigator to connect some dots for the public. Bergman has the intellectual capacity to do the research. Plus, he could care less about agendas and has no concerns about offending our BOT members or anyone else.
The Sandusky scandal completely mystified NPR and their reporting was, well, nonsensical.
Hopefully, they can dig into that story or the Paterno suit. It will most likely take a stringer or an independent producer to do it for them though.
What I would like to see is someone like Lowell Bergman to say, "okay what do we really have here in terms of the players (BOT/PR machine, Paterno, administrators, Corbett, state agencies, and the dozens of other people with alleged knowledge), let's cut thru the obvious Lanny Davis garbage and find out what happened."
Due to the nature of this thing and the BOT's spin, it would take a seasoned, smart investigator to connect some dots for the public. Bergman has the intellectual capacity to do the research. Plus, he could care less about agendas and has no concerns about offending our BOT members or anyone else.
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Long story short, they are a radical leftist media group. So radical they believe things like "The PSU game against Pitt in 2016 is bigger than the game against Ohio State." Instead of a more reasonable moderate position like: "Most PSU fans would agree that Pitt by definition can't be considered a big game, since it is a meaningless OOC game against a struggling program, and there are at least 3 bigger conference games that season."
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I agree. Given that NPR and JVP were at opposite ends of the political spectrum I would not anticipate equitable treatment unless Jay has some sway with them. He does handle the media well if they take the time to listen to him rather than pursuing the narrative and hysteria that has been put out there by the BOT and mass media.
In State College "All Things Considered" is on from 4:00 - 6:00 - link
I can' find any advanced listings though. Don't listen to it so I'm not sure how soon they make the segments available after they've been run live.
This post was edited on 3/31 11:54 AM by mn78psu83
WPSU - All Things Considered
I can' find any advanced listings though. Don't listen to it so I'm not sure how soon they make the segments available after they've been run live.
This post was edited on 3/31 11:54 AM by mn78psu83
WPSU - All Things Considered
Re: In State College "All Things Considered" in on from 4:00 - 6:00 - link
I guess it's depending where you are, but in Pittsburgh, NPR Today on 90.5 FM WESA at 4 PM "All Things Considered" will carry the segment. I'm not sure if it's safe to assume it'll be carried in all local stations or not.
I guess it's depending where you are, but in Pittsburgh, NPR Today on 90.5 FM WESA at 4 PM "All Things Considered" will carry the segment. I'm not sure if it's safe to assume it'll be carried in all local stations or not.
Re: not optimistic about liberal NPR doing this story
Joe and JS were best friends, JVP ran everything at PSU, he wishes he had done more, blah, blah, blah.
Bingo! I'm sure they are fully aware JVP spoke at the 1988 Republican National Convention and will take the lazy, standard MSM approach to the story.
Joe and JS were best friends, JVP ran everything at PSU, he wishes he had done more, blah, blah, blah.
Re: not optimistic about liberal NPR doing this story
word is Rob Tribeck has been interviewed for this piece . . .
also this from Jay:
Jay Paterno
https://www.facebook.com/#
Story on Joe Paterno's legacy set to air on NPR's All Things Considered today at 4:20 pm eastern. I have not heard it yet but the reporter Jeff Brady spent some time with me and has been very fair and open-minded in his reporting of the story.
This post was edited on 3/31 12:21 PM by simons96
Kane and Wolf are the worst peoples ever!! LOL
word is Rob Tribeck has been interviewed for this piece . . .
also this from Jay:
Jay Paterno
https://www.facebook.com/#
Story on Joe Paterno's legacy set to air on NPR's All Things Considered today at 4:20 pm eastern. I have not heard it yet but the reporter Jeff Brady spent some time with me and has been very fair and open-minded in his reporting of the story.
This post was edited on 3/31 12:21 PM by simons96
Re: not optimistic about liberal NPR doing this story
It was the liberal media who did the real damage.
Re: not optimistic about liberal NPR doing this story
Don't forget that Joe put together JS's retirement package and crammed it down the throats of Spanny and the BOT
Don't forget that Joe put together JS's retirement package and crammed it down the throats of Spanny and the BOT
It will be all about the "victims" no doubt
I doubt they have any interest in Due Process or FACTS
I doubt they have any interest in Due Process or FACTS
This story transcended partisan politics for once
I found myself bashed by libs and cons over this in equal numbers. On the other hand, I also got supporting comments from others on both sides of the aisle. Child abuse is one of those issues that will simply set people off. I think it is so abhorrent that an easy answer is what many people are after, and that's what they got. What I did find though is that the more one naturally disliked Penn State, the more one would faithfully follow the common narrative and crucify all things Paterno and Penn State. So big suprise, that $uckeyes and the Pittiful would cross the aisle as liberal conservative brothers to express their disdain and moral superiority.
I found myself bashed by libs and cons over this in equal numbers. On the other hand, I also got supporting comments from others on both sides of the aisle. Child abuse is one of those issues that will simply set people off. I think it is so abhorrent that an easy answer is what many people are after, and that's what they got. What I did find though is that the more one naturally disliked Penn State, the more one would faithfully follow the common narrative and crucify all things Paterno and Penn State. So big suprise, that $uckeyes and the Pittiful would cross the aisle as liberal conservative brothers to express their disdain and moral superiority.
The part that troubled me most about that....
...was how easily those on the left embraced Freeh.
As if.
Since when did Louis Freeh become credible to the left?
Just another in a long list of disconnects that arose from our thing.
...was how easily those on the left embraced Freeh.
As if.
Since when did Louis Freeh become credible to the left?
Just another in a long list of disconnects that arose from our thing.
Re: The part that troubled me most about that....
Confirmation bias, much?
I agree. That was just bizarre. Before the Freeh Report was unveiled Esquire ran a piece reviewing Freeh's dodgy history. Then once Freeh had his press conference and said what the media wanted him to say, he became Moses with the tablets.
Confirmation bias, much?
Re: Jay has a post on his FB page about this...
Let's just hope he was more "free and open minded" about the story compared with Mike and Mike who were all nice and fuzzy to Jay's face when they had him on the radio and then went right back to the narrative 'most powerful man in the state' nonsense right after. The reporter could have been nice to Jay while trying to get info but the NPR story will likely be the same old same old.
Let's just hope he was more "free and open minded" about the story compared with Mike and Mike who were all nice and fuzzy to Jay's face when they had him on the radio and then went right back to the narrative 'most powerful man in the state' nonsense right after. The reporter could have been nice to Jay while trying to get info but the NPR story will likely be the same old same old.
Based on the promo I just heard, it's a hit piece
Hopefully it will be balanced. I always find interesting the media's incessant desire to refer to "Joe Paterno supporters". They never use the phrase alumni.
Btw, has anyone in the media referenced the BOT? I somewhow doubt NPR will be any different.
Hopefully it will be balanced. I always find interesting the media's incessant desire to refer to "Joe Paterno supporters". They never use the phrase alumni.
Btw, has anyone in the media referenced the BOT? I somewhow doubt NPR will be any different.
Wow, I've enjoyed reading all these observations of NPR and their coverage. As an employee in public broadcasting (The TV side) and a regular listener of both Morning Edition and All Things Considered, I can say with 100% conviction that the stories I heard on NPR about the "Sandusky" scandal were pure news reports of facts as they emerged. There was no opined comments nor condemnation of individuals or even speculation of who knew what and when. NPR has actually increased it's coverage of national sports with some unique angles and stories. I openly admit that NPR had a liberal slant back in the day, but most of all, its one of only a few remaining "factual" news programs out there. Sometimes we just don't like what the facts are, or if those expressed by others don't align with our positions.
Problem is, people on the right think that NPR is hippie liberals (LOL)...and people on the left turn off NPR as soon as Cokie Roberts comes on to blather.
Basically widely disliked (or just meh)....but only some people to the left seem to recognize that NPR is not all that well liked by liberals.
Of course, speaking mostly to the news end of it.
As to wait wait, car talk, and a couple things else....those are a completly different issue and I agree with you.
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Basically widely disliked (or just meh)....but only some people to the left seem to recognize that NPR is not all that well liked by liberals.
Of course, speaking mostly to the news end of it.
As to wait wait, car talk, and a couple things else....those are a completly different issue and I agree with you.
This post was edited on 3/31 3:09 PM by Ten Thousan Marbles
The people reporting on issues in sports don't understand sports
The Sandusky scandal was foreign to NPR and its reporting was at times nonsensical. On many occasions, they weren't sure where State College was located and why current coach Sandusky was allowed to have boys in the shower. McQueary was often a coach, sometimes a student, sometimes an assistant. Those were just some of the dozens of reporting errors. Their reporting was a mess. No mention of the Second Mile or the BOT ever. Additionally, public radio reporting often regurgitated the AP errors.
NPR didn't understand Sandusky any better than my affluent, well-educated neighbors who don't own televisions and ask me to "save" my trees (otherwise known as kooks).
The Sandusky scandal was foreign to NPR and its reporting was at times nonsensical. On many occasions, they weren't sure where State College was located and why current coach Sandusky was allowed to have boys in the shower. McQueary was often a coach, sometimes a student, sometimes an assistant. Those were just some of the dozens of reporting errors. Their reporting was a mess. No mention of the Second Mile or the BOT ever. Additionally, public radio reporting often regurgitated the AP errors.
NPR didn't understand Sandusky any better than my affluent, well-educated neighbors who don't own televisions and ask me to "save" my trees (otherwise known as kooks).
Knowing NPR, it will be a mushy lament about the poor "victims." The "victims" that are laughing all the way to the bank, as they munch on t-bones and cruise around in the porches that Penn State provided to them, in exchange for crapping all over the legacy of Joe Paterno. No Thanks!
Would it kill ANYONE in the media to actually mention/look into TSM, the actual victim farm??? All anyone ever talks about is Joe and his supposed moral duties, etc....
Enough already! What about TSM, CC CYS, PA DPW, CC DA, CC Judges, etc. etc.????
Enough already! What about TSM, CC CYS, PA DPW, CC DA, CC Judges, etc. etc.????
