PFT at the top of the list...

magnus · Jul 26, 2006 at 9:09 AM

Wiggin said:

The problem with PFT is that they can print whatever they want without consequence. While ESPN, CBS, etc., have to fact-check and use reliable sources, PFT can hear something from the janitor and post it as news from "a source within the (pick your favorite organization)." They hear a rumor of a rumor and post it, without any idea, or care, of the legitimacy of the information.

And while all outlets are going to get some things wrong, nobody throws as much shit at the wall as PFT in the hopes that some of it will stick. Then they crow about the few items that they do get right and whine that they were not given proper recognition for "breaking" the story, when in reality everyone else probably already had the info, but the legitimate organizations were checking their facts before recklessly printing it.

Since they have no serious credibility, they have nothing to lose. If they are wrong everyone says “hey, they are just a rumor site anyways,” but if they are right, they can say “see, we break stories just like the big boys, so we’re just as good as them.” However, the ESPN’s of the world have to be much more responsible, they can lose major credibility if they blatantly print something without having a reliable source and doing their due diligence…and that could translate into losing serious $$$ with the loss of readers who no longer trust them (and stop paying for insider), loss of sponsorship, insider info (real sources), etc. All things PFT doesn’t have to worry about.

And all that does not include the pettiness PFT spews. Much of their humor is little more than a thinly veiled and mean spirited attack on an individual or organization. They are so obviously extremely jealous of the big boys, and take every opportunity they can to knock them. Heck, I think they spend as much time on self promotion as reporting “news.” So to go to their site as a lightweight source of info that you take with a grain of salt is fine, but to read them as a real news source is..silly.
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Totally agreed. Taking them at face value and skimming the crap, it's a good site for what it is.
And yeah, the pettiness hurts them. They have personal issues with too many people and unfortunately I think that might reason into why a person would be a former ESPN employee in one way or another.

meatpile · Jul 26, 2006 at 9:15 AM

magnus said:

And yeah, the pettiness hurts them. They have personal issues with too many people and unfortunately I think that might reason into why a person would be a former ESPN employee in one way or another.
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This is what I think is funny about it. It's like if an uber nerd from here that actually had legitimate experience in the NFL national media flipped out and started their own nerd country. Except it's not- it's just a blog and they're just a nerd.

Shit - if PFT pisses you off, I don't know how you can stand TBR or any other message board. There's 100 times more useless bullshit here. And egos to go with them.

magnus · Jul 26, 2006 at 9:29 AM

I don't know that it actually pisses anyone off.

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