Iowa in the news re:rhabdo

[imported_ankle23]

Report: 3 Iowa Players Quit Team After Incident - Sports News Story - KCCI Des Moines

The article is misleading - leads you to believe they quit due to rhabdo, but if you read the article, at least two quit for unrelated reasons. Maybe all 3. That wouldn't be a story unless it was related to 'rhabdo'.

 

[ICHawk24]

Since when has the mainstream media been accurate? BAU.

 

[SteveGarvey]

Since when has the mainstream media been accurate? BAU.

Didn't know there was a mainstream sports media as it relates to how that term is used in a political context.

And, no, as it relates to a political context, it's not accurate very often. But that belongs on another forum.

 

[hawkdrummer1]

It's not limited to politics (as the above example shows).

 

[SteveGarvey]

It's not limited to politics (as the above example shows).

A story can be inaccurate and yet not be part of something from a "mainstream sports media".

In politics, the "mainstream media" is out to make conservatives look bad and make liberals look good. So you're saying there's a group of mainstream media entities out there conspiring to make the Hawks look bad? Sounds kinda paranoid to me.

 

[hawkdrummer1]

A story can be inaccurate and yet not be part of something from a "mainstream sports media".

In politics, the "mainstream media" is out to make conservatives look bad and make liberals look good. So you're saying there's a group of mainstream media entities out there conspiring to make the Hawks look bad? Sounds kinda paranoid to me.

Trying to put words in my mouth doesn't make them mine.

What I AM saying, is journalism in general...whether it's political coverage, local issues or yes..even sports...has become increasingly "unprofessional".

Writers and editors with an axe to grind, a desire to stir the pot, get ratings or report a story first aren't shy about putting those things before accurate and honest reporting.

 

[imported_ankle23]

Trying to put words in my mouth doesn't make them mine.

What I AM saying, is journalism in general...whether it's political coverage, local issues or yes..even sports...has become increasingly "unprofessional".

Writers and editors with an axe to grind, a desire to stir the pot, get ratings or report a story first aren't shy about putting those things before accurate and honest reporting.

100% and definitely applies to the article I posted. Not an honest article at all.

 

[dyerhawk]

Maybe Dodd helped them with the title

 

[GoHawks24]

A story can be inaccurate and yet not be part of something from a "mainstream sports media".

In politics, the "mainstream media" is out to make conservatives look bad and make liberals look good. So you're saying there's a group of mainstream media entities out there conspiring to make the Hawks look bad? Sounds kinda paranoid to me.

Just like FoxNews, right?

 

[PawkHawk1]

Trying to put words in my mouth doesn't make them mine.

What I AM saying, is journalism in general...whether it's political coverage, local issues or yes..even sports...has become increasingly "unprofessional".

Writers and editors with an axe to grind, a desire to stir the pot, get ratings or report a story first aren't shy about putting those things before accurate and honest reporting.

Well said. This has become common across the board-- whether political, scientific, or sports related. One might refer to it as "mainstream media".

I know I do. And I'm a conservative too.

 

[ColumbusHawk]

Talk about twisting a story. The report released by the Regents notes that 10 of the 13 players afflicted with rhabdomyolysis are active members of the current football team.

 

[GoHawks24]

ESPN is posting the same garbage now.

Three Iowa players who were hospitalized with muscle disorder quit team - ESPN

 

[imported_ankle23]

espn would surely post this as anything they can do to make the b10 look bad, they will. re:B10N.

 

[Hawkfromnorwalk]

Mass transfers finally came to be...I guess Gregg Doyle was right all along...

 

[INTIMIDATORHawk]

Whoever wrote that did a wonderful job of lying while telling the truth. I didn't know that was possible.

Garbage. I hate biased, opinion-injected reporting.

 

[DwayneTwill]

A committee appointed by President Sally Mason said one injured player who was a walk-on quit the team before spring practice to concentrate on academics. A second who was on scholarship completed spring practices but left Iowa for unrelated personal reasons.

Yeah, they're trying really hard to get you to believe they quit because of rhabdo.

 

[DwayneTwill]

Did anyone read the article before throwing a fit?

 

[hawkdrummer1]

Whoever wrote that did a wonderful job of lying while telling the truth. I didn't know that was possible.

Garbage. I hate biased, opinion-injected reporting.

Not sure your level of sarcasm here. So let me present an example.

1. My buddy came home early yesterday and surprised his wife, who was in bed naked with their son.

2. When my buddy got home from work yesterday, he was greeted by the beautiful sight of his wife nursing their brand new baby boy.

Both are true... but they certainly send a different message.

 

[bitmap]

A story can be inaccurate and yet not be part of something from a "mainstream sports media".

In politics, the "mainstream media" is out to make conservatives look bad and make liberals look good. So you're saying there's a group of mainstream media entities out there conspiring to make the Hawks look bad? Sounds kinda paranoid to me.

No, "mainstream media" in the political sense refers to the the propaganda wing of the Democrat party masquerading as unbiased news sources. They practice advocacy journalism, that is they push an agenda all the while pretending that they have no bias. The use of "mainstream media" in this sense is saying that the "reporter", and I use that term loosely, is practicing advocacy journalism by pushing an agenda point that advocates some stance on a sports related issue.

In simpler terms, the author is a "homer" for another undisclosed team or conference and is trying to push the idea, possibly to HS players (or their parents) that playing football for Iowa is dangerous and it would be better to attend another, safer, university.

It's best when following a story to get both sides, if possible, and look at the facts that aren't in dispute. At this point just draw your own conclusion.

Looking at hawkdrummer1's post as an example if I saw the first story I would say that his buddy is the target of someone who has an agenda against him and is trying to destroy his reputation.

Not sure your level of sarcasm here. So let me present an example.

1. My buddy came home early yesterday and surprised his wife, who was in bed naked with their son.

2. When my buddy got home from work yesterday, he was greeted by the beautiful sight of his wife nursing their brand new baby boy.

Both are true... but they certainly send a different message.

His second example shines an entirely different light on the scenario. Having a second viewpoint makes the situation clear.

It sucks, in a sense, that I have to come to a biased forum like this one to get the information I need to find out what really happened because of the hack job the "mainstream sports media" outlet is trying to pass off as a piece of journalism.

 

[INTIMIDATORHawk]

Headlines are part of the article.
Those headlines are misleading. No other way to state it.

It's hack journalism, and it's a huge problem in our society.

People are stupid. They believe everything they see and hear.

The fact that they were hospitalized had nothing to do with why they left the team (according to the official university reports), but the headlines would lead you to think otherwise.

That is hack journalism.