The Vancouver Media Thread | Part VIII

[F A N]

So the public would love to know why ppl like Arthur c Clarke and s Kubrick were on the appollo 11 mission team but no one will ever allow them to know that. Similar to why they're trying to stop Tiktok. It's all part of a be stupid agenda. So if you want to know why the media starts and does up these melodramas, it's because there's an industry out there that wants to make all that stuff up. It's why wizard of Oz is considered by some to be a documentary. Among other such things.... Like "They Live" .... get them shades but put Newman and the Hansens in there also ...

In answer to: where do you get info. ?
My reply is, by just asking that question, you've taken an important step towards your much better future. So keep asking.

I don't believe journalism integrity is completely lost. I do think many have lost it. There is a poster here who thinks someone in the media would never make stuff up (e.g. Sekeres saying Hughes on IV) but I think blind belief in someone from the media is just stupid.

But I think the nature of sports talk provides less incentives to make things up because you can simply discuss the issue. Petey doesn't need to be available for trade in order for a show to discuss trade possibilities for an hour or two. There is no need say there's a rift as if it is fact when you can simply discuss what to do IF there is a rift.

This is different from news media where there is a race to break the story first and where there's some obvious political agenda going on.

 

[F A N]

The media here got that rep when they ran Gillis and Torts out of town and put the owners through the wringer.
Since then and starting under Benning the media has been neutered. The monopoly controlled by the team, the NHL and Rogers have eliminated ALL other radio stations and essentially control ALL access to the team there has been a media person that had his credentials revoked due to saying what they didn't approve of and even Donni and Dhali have said on the air, "we don't want go to get in trouble again", they used to have agents as guest commonly, Rutherford some other team officials now they don't. I don't think ever do with few exceptions. They may be the last independent media show and at that they still have to be "careful" and IMO they still do follow some vague instructions. The problem is NO show in Canada will criticize unless they have independent sponsors or ownership. Look at what happened at TSN.

Actually, it was under Linden/Benning that nonprint media gained access. Canucks Army for example was not given access under Gillis. Linden/Benning gave them access. It is current management who didn't allow JPat to attend Rutherford's presser. Press access appears something that management does control.

 

[Raistlin]

IMO They are just beating a dead horse to get engagement. Yes, there is two guys that don't really like each other. Has been for ages though. So their relationship is not the issue, EP's issue is confidence. Miller's issue is mental, my guess is anger management possibly? So when the media spotlight kept focusing on a likely phantom issue, or a micro facet of a much larger issue, one that has no solution but only serves as a detriment to the involved players and the team? I'd rather they stop "reporting" incessantly on these useless clickbait stories.

After a while the media maelstrom itself 100% becomes the source of the player's and team's struggles.

I believe the local media knows it, but is on a feeding frenzy and enjoying the ride because they are being interviewed by out of town radio stations, giving their "expert" opinion, getting clicks, getting paid.

 

[F A N]

IMO They are just beating a dead horse to get engagement. Yes, there is two guys that don't really like each other. Has been for ages though. So their relationship is not the issue, EP's issue is confidence. Miller's issue is mental, my guess is anger management possibly? So when the media spotlight kept focusing on a likely phantom issue, or a micro facet of a much larger issue, one that has no solution but only serves as a detriment to the involved players and the team? I'd rather they stop "reporting" incessantly on these useless clickbait stories.

After a while the media maelstrom itself 100% becomes the source of the player's and team's struggles.

I believe the local media knows it, but is on a feeding frenzy and enjoying the ride because they are being interviewed by out of town radio stations, giving their "expert" opinion, getting clicks, getting paid.

I don't have an issue with the media reporting what is the truth. I suppose it is news because we rarely hear about hockey players not liking each other but winning together unlike say basketball.

As for blaming the media for player performance and team struggles, on the surface I would agree that the media has an impact but on closer inspection I wonder why that is the case. It's not like the most scrutinized teams in baseball and basketball haven't won championships. But there is this narrative that Canadian teams haven't won a Cup because of the media compared to Florida based teams where players can live a normal life.

 

[rypper]

The local media isn't the big bad meanie here. Outside of Dhaliwal, no one was reporting on it until the national guys made it a story and then of course they'll talk about it because fans are talking about it. As a whole the local media have been respectful of the teams issues.

Tocchet and Hughes address it pre game, so they request Miller and Pettersson after the game. Why wouldn't they?