" A Good Name is like a fine perfume."
Ecclesiastes, 4:1
This week, we focus on the Media's role in getting facts straight, and the effects it has when they don't do their job for the sake of selling papers or making headlines.. Our winner this week is former NBA All-Star and , from all reports, good guy Eddie Johnson.
Johnson played 17 seasons in the NBA, mostly for the Phoenix Suns. Johnson still lives in Phoenix, where he hosts a radio show, and does a lot of community work. From all accounts, Johnson is a fine example of a guy who gives back to his community. Well, all that good was almost wiped out by an onslaught of incorrect media reports that charged him with a heinous crime.
It turns out that there is ANOTHER Eddie Johnson, who was a former NBA All-Star ( he played for the Atlanta Hawks ), who is about the same age. This Eddie Johnson was arrested this week in Florida for an alleged sexual assault on an eight year old girl. When the story broke, all the media outlets apparently did a Google search, and the Phoenix Eddie Johnson popped up. Nevermind the fact that he lived 2500 miles away from the crime, and that he is 6 inches taller than the Eddie Johnson arrested , various outlets printed the wrong Eddie Johnson's photo and bio nationwide. Don't believe me? Pull it up now... there is likely to be a disclaimer from the previous error.
Sure, the error has been corrected, but the damage has been done. Remember Richard Jewell? It's been ten years since the Atlanta Olympics bombing, and that man's reputation is still tarnished. Take my word for it, being a public figure has a price. The media is quick to jump on you , but slow to admit that they screwed up when things show otherwise.
The Red Swingline stapler is on it's way to Phoenix, and maybe an apology to Eddie is in order too. Have a nice weekend, and get back to those TPS reports!
7 comments:
Is a Johnson a Johnson. Seems a lot of them out there.
So...are you saying one Johnson is bigger than the other?
One stands to be a bigger winner in a slander and libel suit, somehow affirmative action, bringing black ownership of "mainstream" media has an amusing tweak here...
Consider the Joe Wilsons around DC, one is a political hack for the DNC that was either incompetent in reporting on Niger's urnaium deal with Saddam or he was a liar. The other may be accused of being a hack for the RNC, but has the distinction of serving in the National Guard and being elected, both to the State Senate and the Second Congressional District seat.
Taller, Bobby... Six inches TALLER....
Keep up the good work
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