Pathetic Press Conference From Shafer

[tep624]

Totally unsurprising that you have no respect for journalistic integrity and are totally on board with giddy propaganda.

Are you for real? Propaganda? It's a press conference for a college football game that 99% of the nation doesn't even care about.

It just amazes me how wound up people get over stuff that just doesn't matter.

 

[bcubs9497]

Shafer has enough to worry about on game day with his coaching decisions and the team's preparation. Maybe he could let journalists, however inept they might be, try to do their jobs without his heavy handed attempts to control information? It is not the press's job to help the kids enjoy the victory. He and his staff can do that. As I said, the press conference was pathetic in its revelation of his insecurity and need for control and was especially ridiculous in light of the reputation of Newhouse.

 

[Jake]

Again, I saw the entire press conference. Did Shafer come out and try to set the tone of the press coverage? He sure did. Then he answered every question.

Not unlike out HOF BB coach, who does it more often and in a more antagonistic manner.

Should Shafer have tried to influence the tone of the post game stories, hmm maybe not.

But as a reporter you can't let him do that. What I find funny is that some DO reporter wrote a story about how Shafer tried to intimidate reporters and dodged questions.

Here's the question I have for that reporter? Where were the follow up questions to the answers you didn't like / respect. Everyone of the kiddie corps listened to his answers and then moved on to the next subject. Not a single follow up to a question that they thought was dodged.

If you think he's avoiding a subject, ask it a different way, press him on it. But don't walk away and then write an article how he didn't answer your questions when you didn't ask any follow ups.

He won the press conference and because you realized you lost, you wrote about how you lost the information battle at the presser and gnat was Shafers fault?

Holy cow.

Then he gets the rest of the kiddie corps to chime in on how that was a great article.

Ugh.

 

[TheCusian]

Again, I saw the entire press conference. Did Shafer come out and try to set the tone of the press coverage? He sure did. Then he answered every question. Not unlike out HOF BB coach, who does it more often and in a more antagonistic manner. Should Shafer have tried to influence the tone of the post game stories, hmm maybe not. But as a reporter you can't let him do that. What I find funny is that some DO reporter wrote a story about how Shafer tried to intimidate reporters and dodged questions. Here's the question I have for that reporter? Where were the follow up questions to the answers you didn't like / respect. Everyone of the kiddie corps listened to his answers and then moved on to the next subject. Not a single follow up to a question that they thought was dodged. If you think he's avoiding a subject, ask it a different way, press him on it. But don't walk away and then write an article how he didn't answer your questions when you didn't ask any follow ups. He won the press conference and because you realized you lost, you wrote about how you lost the information battle at the presser and gnat was Shafers fault? Holy cow. Then he gets the rest of the kiddie corps to chime in on how that was a great article. Ugh.

Yep. Coaches can say whatever they like, try to bully or influence, etc. Some would say that's exactly what someone answering questions at a podium should do (Shafer has little tact on game day - too amped up). Watch a briefing at the White House. Regardless of what party is in power, they have someone who is really really good at "handling the media"...

It's the reporters job to fight, dig, claw for the angle or info they want.