This example of media’s ‘throw it all out there, write about anything just to get eyeballs’ ethos is nothing compared to the absolute train wreck that is the ‘Notre Dame linebacker/fake girlfriend’ thing.
Holy hell…a miasma of false facts and false reporting and non-verification of facts and…wow.
The Sports Illustrated interview is really surprising in terms of the reporter’s inability to recognize so many red flags. His fact checkers were unable to verify any detail of the interview (Stanford graduation, car accident, cancer, family details, girl’s existence)…and they still went to print.
I’d never heard the story prior to this week’s controversy, but I can’t believe that so many seemingly-intelligent folks bought it hook line and sinker. It’s straight out of a Lifetime movie.
I do not recognize this woman although I’m getting a vague old Moneypenny feel. Can someone share a name?
I don’t know. I’m not even sure if she’s dead yet given the headline, maybe later this year.
That’s Dear Abby. So I guess the article really does chronicle the deaths of 2013.
I assume their Year in Review piece will be up later today.
My best guess: it’s a work in progress that the Hollywood Reporter folks will be propagating throughout the year, but someone accidentally made it live.
I just assume that they’re anticipating an exceptionally deadly year, and want to avoid falling behind.
We’re a flu outbreak on the set of The Expendables 3 away from a 9/11 of celebrity deaths.
That scenario could make a great movie, by the way, sort of combining Contagion with Tropic Thunder.
But how is Dear Abby “Hollywood?”
Yeah, that’s a pretty big stretch. I guess not unexpected when your timetable for releasing a “Notable Celebrity Deaths of 2013″ list is in mid-January.
This example of media’s ‘throw it all out there, write about anything just to get eyeballs’ ethos is nothing compared to the absolute train wreck that is the ‘Notre Dame linebacker/fake girlfriend’ thing.
Holy hell…a miasma of false facts and false reporting and non-verification of facts and…wow.
The Sports Illustrated interview is really surprising in terms of the reporter’s inability to recognize so many red flags. His fact checkers were unable to verify any detail of the interview (Stanford graduation, car accident, cancer, family details, girl’s existence)…and they still went to print.
I’d never heard the story prior to this week’s controversy, but I can’t believe that so many seemingly-intelligent folks bought it hook line and sinker. It’s straight out of a Lifetime movie.
I do not recognize this woman although I’m getting a vague old Moneypenny feel. Can someone share a name?
I don’t know. I’m not even sure if she’s dead yet given the headline, maybe later this year.
That’s Dear Abby. So I guess the article really does chronicle the deaths of 2013.
I assume their Year in Review piece will be up later today.
The link is still up, btw.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/hollywoods-notable-deaths-2013-413239
My best guess: it’s a work in progress that the Hollywood Reporter folks will be propagating throughout the year, but someone accidentally made it live.
I just assume that they’re anticipating an exceptionally deadly year, and want to avoid falling behind.
We’re a flu outbreak on the set of The Expendables 3 away from a 9/11 of celebrity deaths.
That scenario could make a great movie, by the way, sort of combining Contagion with Tropic Thunder.
But how is Dear Abby “Hollywood?”
Yeah, that’s a pretty big stretch. I guess not unexpected when your timetable for releasing a “Notable Celebrity Deaths of 2013″ list is in mid-January.