Smearing the subjects you write about (truth or not) is not good for your job. Let me use an analogy I saw somewhere else... We all get naked and shower but taking pic's of it and showing the public would be an embarassment to thst person. Thats the truth of what happened, but it's also not right to show it.
AKA, Privacy is a right. Not a privelage. Get it now?
That's a ridiculous comparison.
The public has a right to know what is really affecting a team. That is the actually supposed to be the job of the media - reporters - report truth to the public about those they cover. If it's just about covering for the team and spewing PR -- then do away with press passes altogether and just let the teams release BS on their own.
The fact that influential Ottawa players don't respect the coaches and that a multi-million dollar player hasn't paid attention in meetings is relevant information.
I guarantee you media members already knew this. But they don't report it, because they don't want to anger the team.
You have to ask yourself what is the purpose of the media then? It's a disgrace really.
The story about Melnyk banning a reporter and waiting until the cameras were off to tell him he "would bury him" because he didn't like that he asked a question is a perfect example of what's wrong. They're bullies because they have money and power.
I also remember the story about the Red Wings in the 1995 Finals boycotting ESPN because someone criticized Paul Coffey and they were mad -- so to punish the person they boycotted his organization. That's why there's a bunch of fluff in the media that never say anything interesting or truthful.
These teams and the million dollar baby players are so protected that I love it when the truth gets out.
As many others have pointed out, being in a cab is not a private conversation. If you're going to talk in public, people have a right to share that information.
If you're having dinner at a restaurant and there's some athletes having dinner at the next table and they're blabbing about how they hate each other or someone else on the team, you have the right to share that info if you want. If you see an athlete or someone famous acting like a jerk you should be able to share your experience. The problem is these bully tactics where the media outlets won't report it because they are in cahoots with the teams/players for the reasons outlined above. Thank God for the internet, that's the best thing about it, people don't need to rely on a corrupt media outlet to agree to publish.
The funny thing is if the Uber driver had made a post to a forum like this and said he had a bunch of Sens players in his Cab and they mock the coach, the majority of people would probably call him a liar and demand proof.
