Current Events > Charissa Thompson admits to completely making up NFL sideline reports

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https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/charissa-thompson-sideline-reports.html

Sideline reporters are upset

https://twitter.com/MollyAMcGrath/status/1725229248674234569

https://twitter.com/KathrynTappen/status/1725288317384556651

https://twitter.com/tracywolfson/status/1725276389748695279

I love that Awful Announcing is a reputable source.

I don't really have a comment on the situation except I hate that the majority of the time coaches and players are always pestered for the most generic answer anyone could come up with. Who wants to hear that?

Honestly, work smart, not hard.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Honestly, work smart, not hard.

Kind of an alarming opinion when it comes to journalism.

Example of a sideline report?

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Honestly, work smart, not hard.

God damn you really have the wrong opinion on literally everything.

This is very old and her explanation was solid. She even mentioned how some coaches are complete garbage people(my words not hers) and they just say something sexist, so instead of throwing them under the bus she makes up some generic lines, or gives her own insights instead of saying "He suggested I meet him in his hotel room."

I got no problem with that.

Uuuuuuuh personally I always thought that shit was made up.

I spoke to Aaron Rodgers before the game, motherfucker no you didnt and if you did he probably just said hi and kept walking.

King_Rial posted...

This is very old and her explanation was solid. She even mentioned how some coaches are complete garbage people(my words not hers) and they just say something sexist, so instead of throwing them under the bus she makes up some generic lines, or gives her own insights instead of saying "He suggested I meet him in his hotel room."

I got no problem with that.

You have no problem with reporters making up quotes and reporting them?

King_Rial posted...

This is very old and her explanation was solid. She even mentioned how some coaches are complete garbage people(my words not hers) and they just say something sexist, so instead of throwing them under the bus she makes up some generic lines, or gives her own insights instead of saying "He suggested I meet him in his hotel room."

I got no problem with that.

I'd 100% rather she put them on blast.

DrizztLink posted...

Kind of an alarming opinion when it comes to journalism.

Sports journalism though. Is that really journalism?

DrizztLink posted...

I'd 100% rather she put them on blast.

I would love for them to report a sexist comment but good luck keeping a job I guess.

EmilyTheCEman posted...

Uuuuuuuh personally I always thought that shit was made up.

I spoke to Aaron Rodgers before the game, motherfucker no you didnt and if you did he probably just said hi and kept walking.

She's not talking about that. That's not sideline reporting. The players and coaches have media availability, and they are obligated to do those, and we rarely have an instant when they don't do the meeting before the game.

She's talking about during the game when you try to talk to a coach after a bad quarter/half. Or after a series that's just not clicking. Some coaches are fine with whatever. Some are not.

There is a reason not a single coach or player has come out and said "That's BS, I never said that to her!" Because she doesn't make things up for no reason or to make them look bad. You try to talk with them, if they refuse, you don't let the world know that the coach was so angry that they told you to fuck off.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Sports journalism though. Is that really journalism?

Yes. Theres sports media that isnt reporting and is not journalism but reporters at games arent that thing.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Sports journalism though. Is that really journalism?

I'd rather we not normalize reporters making shit up regardless of their field of focus.

DrizztLink posted...

I'd rather we not normalize reporters making shit up regardless of their field of focus.

Yeah but these are sports reporters, so...

honestly i don't hear of any reporters ever saying that coaches told them to fuck off or that everyone is a piece of shit. so if this is all the scandal is, then imo everyone's a fucking liar and makes things up.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Sports journalism though. Is that really journalism?

So we can just make up lies for all the reporting that isn't super duper important news?

ablegator posted...

You have no problem with reporters making up quotes and reporting them?

We're not talking about actual news here. We're talking about random platitudes that for some reason they think we need to hear during the game. "The coach said we need to be dialed in on third downs" is not adding anything to the game for me. But that's what the producers want. This isn't real news. They aren't writing any articles.

This is a nothing story. They tried to make it a thing like 2 years ago and it amounted to nothing. They are drumming it up again. Maybe it will get some traction this time because they are trying to boost it, but it's a load of nothingness.

hockeybub89 posted...

So we can just make up lies for all the reporting that isn't super duper important news?

Gaming 'journalists' already do this, too. I feel like when your job is to cover entertainment, you can basically say whatever you want because it's not like it actually has any strong impact on the world.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Yeah but these are sports reporters, so...

So which reporters would you say we should make super duper sure aren't blatantly making shit up?

Instead of doing the smart thing and trying to make it a blanket standard, I mean, just specifically in this dipshit world you've created.

King_Rial posted...

We're not talking about actual news here. We're talking about random platitudes that for some reason they think we need to hear during the game. "The coach said we need to be dialed in on third downs" is not adding anything to the game for me. But that's what the producers want. This isn't real news. They aren't writing any articles.

This is a nothing story. They tried to make it a thing like 2 years ago and it amounted to nothing. They are drumming it up again. Maybe it will get some traction this time because they are trying to boost it, but it's a load of nothingness.

So do you not understand this or are you pretending to not understand this?

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Yeah but these are sports reporters, so...

Oh my God shut the fuck up. Please reconsider ever posting again. This is such a ridiculous fucking argument.

hockeybub89 posted...

Please reconsider ever posting again

I'm gonna keep doing it.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Gaming 'journalists' already do this, too. I feel like when your job is to cover entertainment, you can basically say whatever you want because it's not like it actually has any strong impact on the world.

So everyone should just fucking lie all the time if their words aren't literally changing the entire fucking world? How the fuck do you look at the shit you write and not cringe yourself into a pretzel?

hockeybub89 posted...

So everyone should just fucking lie all the time

Obviously not, but who really cares about random snippets from a sideline reporter this much?

hockeybub89 posted...

So everyone should just fucking lie all the time if their words aren't literally changing the entire fucking world? How the fuck do you look at the shit you write and not cringe yourself into a pretzel?

"If a doctor's just like a dermatologist or something is it really malpractice?"

DrizztLink posted...

So which reporters would you say we should make super duper sure aren't blatantly making shit up?

Instead of doing the smart thing and trying to make it a blanket standard, I mean, just specifically in this dipshit world you've created.

It's not a world he's created. That's the reality we are in right now.

ablegator posted...

So do you not understand this or are you pretending to not understand this?

I understand completely. I'm not sure you do.

No one should ever lie, especially when it's their fucking job to report news, and people who do are shithead losers who should be treated as such.

"But dey no talk big news. Little news can be big lie"

DrizztLink posted...

"If a doctor's just like a dermatologist or something is it really malpractice?"

"If you're just making a sandwich at a deli, do you really need to keep boogers out of it? Not like you're a chef cooking for royalty."

Well I find making up quotes and reporting them ethically problematic for a journalist.

Even small stories, even lightweight ones. You just cant do that.

Researchers cant make up data, accountants cant make up numbers.

Ive heard she is a good studio presence, Im fine if she is a host or commentator but she shouldnt be a reporter after this. Its not cancellable, its not some high conspiracy but she admits doing this and its not an ok thing to do.

"Coach, can you tell us what was going through your head on that crucial third down conversion?"
"yeah, we were thinking that we should give the ball to number 25, we'd been working on this play all week, and it paid off"
"Thanks, coach. Tom, Bill, back to you."
"That was Melissa Gordon from the sidelines. Melissa has a new set on Foot Seeker that is just an absolute delight.... And what a throw!"

Sideline reporters aren't actually "reporters". And by that I'm not trying to say "oh what they cover is lesser so it doesn't count", I mean that their role isn't journalistic in nature in the same way that Al Michaels isn't a journalist.

ablegator posted...

Well I find making up quotes and reporting them ethically problematic for a journalist.

Even small stories, even lightweight ones. You just cant do that.

Researchers cant make up data, accountants cant make up numbers.

Ive heard she is a good studio presence, Im fine if she is a host or commentator but she shouldnt be a reporter after this. Its not cancellable, its not some high conspiracy but she admits doing this and its not an ok thing to do.

But...it's not journalism, is the point I'm making. It literally isn't. They are essentially co-hosts of a TV show. I know you see the word "reporter" there and think this is real journalism, but it isn't. That's not the job.

Anteaterking posted...

Sideline reporters aren't actually "reporters". And by that I'm not trying to say "oh what they cover is lesser so it doesn't count", I mean that their role isn't journalistic in nature in the same way that Al Michaels isn't a journalist.

They are. Announcers are not, they are calling things that are happening in front of them. Sideline reporters ask questions and report what they hear or see to the broadcast.

King_Rial posted...

But...it's not journalism, is the point I'm making. It literally isn't. They are essentially co-hosts of a TV show. I know you see the word "reporter" there and think this is real journalism, but it isn't. That's not the job.

Its not hard journalism but yes you are reporting. You are asking questions and getting answers or not and reporting those to the broadcast. You cant just make things up. The things she fabricated were so benign and so droll it wasnt noticed. Still isnt right.

ablegator posted...

They are. Announcers are not, they are calling things that are happening in front of them. Sideline reporters ask questions and report what they hear or see to the broadcast.

Announcers also "report" on the things that they talked about in their media run-throughs with the team ahead of time, other people around the league who have commented to them, etc. so why aren't they reporters to you?

Interesting how all of them are women.

King_Rial posted...

But...it's not journalism, is the point I'm making. It literally isn't. They are essentially co-hosts of a TV show. I know you see the word "reporter" there and think this is real journalism, but it isn't. That's not the job.

Ignoring the content itself or how "important" it is, what is the actual functional difference between a sports reporter and a beat reporter? Isn't sports really just a different beat?

ablegator posted...

Its not hard journalism but yes you are reporting. You are asking questions and getting answers or not and reporting those to the broadcast. You cant just make things up. The things she fabricated were so benign and so droll it wasnt noticed. Still isnt right.

So you just really don't understand what their job is and how it works. If they actually reported back what was said they'd be fired. That's not what they are there for. I'm serious. You really just don't get it. Neither their actual role, nor the circumstances of these situations.

https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1725252717290135839

hockeybub89 posted...

Ignoring the content itself or how "important" it is, what is the actual functional difference between a sports reporter and a beat reporter? Isn't sports really just a different beat?

No. And it isn't about importance. There are plenty of actual sports reporters. This isn't a journalism issue. Their title is not literal. They are co-hosts. Television presenters.

King_Rial posted...

No. And it isn't about importance. There are plenty of sports reporters. This isn't a journalism issue. Their title is not literal. They are co-hosts. Television presenters.

by this logic anchors are not newspeople?

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Sports journalism though. Is that really journalism?

...yes?

King_Rial posted...

No. And it isn't about importance. There are plenty of sports reporters. This isn't a journalism issue. Their title is not literal. They are co-hosts. Television presenters.

King_Rial posted...

So you just really don't understand what their job is and how it works. If they actually reported back what was said they'd be fired. That's not what they are there for. I'm serious. You really just don't get it. Neither their actual role, nor the circumstances of these situations.

Seems like the people actually doing the job disagree with you.

Hence the entire topic we're posting in.

You know who is really pissed about this? Other reporters. News agencies.

Sports journalism is on the same level as gaming journalism.

02fran posted...

Sports journalism is on the same level as gaming journalism.

What percentage of jobs would you say people are allowed to make shit up 24/7 at? And why should they be employed and why should those jobs exist?

King_Rial posted...

No. And it isn't about importance. There are plenty of sports reporters. This isn't a journalism issue. Their title is not literal. They are co-hosts. Television presenters.

And we should expect them to not make up bullshit. They aren't actors. They're talking about actual things that exist.