Monday, December 11, 2006
Journalistic Integrity. Yeah, Right.
A lot of television stations have a Sunday Sports Final, or some sort of extended sports report on Sunday night where they cover the entire weekend sports activities, as well as a review of the previous week. Channel 7 in Miami is no exception. The Fox affiliate is gets pretty in-depth with its Sunday Sports Xtra, hosted by Mike DiPasquale, but I can't stand to watch it. Why? Because one of the regulars on this show is Drew Rosenhaus. Yes, THAT Drew Rosenhaus, the big-time sports agent.
Does anyone at Channel 7 understand the term "conflict of interest"? This would be like Fox News keeping Tony Snow on as a White House correspondent after he become the White House Press Secretary. What's worse, Rosenhaus is pretty shameless about it. A few weeks ago, when Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins had an especially good game, DiPasquale asked Rosenhaus if he thought Taylor might be the Dolphins' best defensive player ever. Rosenhaus said that while Taylor is pretty good, he thought that Zack Thomas probably deserved the honor, adding that Thomas is one of his clients.
What I really wish I had seen is Rosenhaus being questioned by DiPasquale last year when Terrell Owens, also a client, was being indefinitely suspended by the Eagles.
Next question!
Does anyone at Channel 7 understand the term "conflict of interest"? This would be like Fox News keeping Tony Snow on as a White House correspondent after he become the White House Press Secretary. What's worse, Rosenhaus is pretty shameless about it. A few weeks ago, when Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins had an especially good game, DiPasquale asked Rosenhaus if he thought Taylor might be the Dolphins' best defensive player ever. Rosenhaus said that while Taylor is pretty good, he thought that Zack Thomas probably deserved the honor, adding that Thomas is one of his clients.
What I really wish I had seen is Rosenhaus being questioned by DiPasquale last year when Terrell Owens, also a client, was being indefinitely suspended by the Eagles.
Next question!
