Reiss get his reward

[Pat_Nasty]

Congratulations on missing the point, changing the subject, and not knowing how to read an analogy. A three-fer! If someone says cat is to dog as kitten is to puppy, do you complain that they are comparing kittens to puppies?
Reiss states the obvious when asked for analysis, and repeats information stalely, often received directly from Pats higher-ups. He serves a role, but one should remember the source (just like when reading Borges, Felger, Ryan or anyone else) rather than canonizing him and burning all the heretics like this board often seems eager to do. (I'll try another one: If **** Chency is being interviewed on Fox News, it is hardly without merit - but I wouldn't expect any hard-hitting followups, if you know what I mean.)

Agreed 100%.

Reiss serves a very valuable role for us as fans, as the tacit party organ for the Patriots franchise, but if every sports journalist were like him, NFL media would be in a sorry state, indeed.

Reiss value comes from his diligence, his thoroughness, his measuredness, and his discretion -- as well as the privileged access he received from the Patriots franchise. Because the Pats FO knows they can trust Reiss to keep their interests in mind when exercising editorial discretion, they are more forthcoming with with information + access to the lockerroom and players. Reiss dutifully records and reports what he's told, mostly at face value.

We benefit from this because we get very close, in-depth coverage. On the other hand, if you read only Reiss, you hear only what the FO wants you to hear, and you get very little analysis. Besides being loathe to report anything Stacy James hasn't informed him in a press release, Reiss is very cautious by nature, and doesn't like to go out on a limb with predictions. He also seems uncomfortable engaging in any sort of x's and o's discussion, unless he's directly quoting.

Only in a media landscape like NE's would this come across as gold-star reporting. Reiss is a capable, diligent house-boy for the Pats' front office, and this is exactly why the Pravda comparison fits -- he gets rewarded with the rare BB interview because the Pats know that he'd never print anything that would jeopardize his relationship with the Pats media relations staff.

Unfortunately, we don't have many examples of good sports reporting around here. The idea that it's either Reiss, or a hack like Felger and Broges, is symtomatic of a truly problematic sports media scene in the Boston area. To be successful, you either need great access, like Reiss gets -- and that means sacrificing editorial integrity -- or you need to be controversial, and that means being a tabloid-style hack like Felger or Borges.

Breer is a rare example of a guy who's trying to make it work without privileged access and without making himself a lightning rod. With pieces like "tale of the tape" feature on the Herald Pats blog, Breer is admirably trying to carve out a niche with in-depth reporting on hard-football x's and o's analysis. I think his stuff is great... and unfortunately, I doubt it will last.

 

[DaBruinz]

Agreed 100%.

Reiss serves a very valuable role for us as fans, as the tacit party organ for the Patriots franchise, but if every sports journalist were like him, NFL media would be in a sorry state, indeed.

Reiss value comes from his diligence, his thoroughness, his measuredness, and his discretion -- as well as the privileged access he received from the Patriots franchise. Because the Pats FO knows they can trust Reiss to keep their interests in mind when exercising editorial discretion, they are more forthcoming with with information + access to the lockerroom and players. Reiss dutifully records and reports what he's told, mostly at face value.

We benefit from this because we get very close, in-depth coverage. On the other hand, if you read only Reiss, you hear only what the FO wants you to hear, and you get very little analysis. Besides being loathe to report anything Stacy James hasn't informed him in a press release, Reiss is very cautious by nature, and doesn't like to go out on a limb with predictions. He also seems uncomfortable engaging in any sort of x's and o's discussion, unless he's directly quoting.

Only in a media landscape like NE's would this come across as gold-star reporting. Reiss is a capable, diligent house-boy for the Pats' front office, and this is exactly why the Pravda comparison fits -- he gets rewarded with the rare BB interview because the Pats know that he'd never print anything that would jeopardize his relationship with the Pats media relations staff.

Unfortunately, we don't have many examples of good sports reporting around here. The idea that it's either Reiss, or a hack like Felger and Broges, is symtomatic of a truly problematic sports media scene in the Boston area. To be successful, you either need great access, like Reiss gets -- and that means sacrificing editorial integrity -- or you need to be controversial, and that means being a tabloid-style hack like Felger or Borges.

Breer is a rare example of a guy who's trying to make it work without privileged access and without making himself a lightning rod. With pieces like "tale of the tape" feature on the Herald Pats blog, Breer is admirably trying to carve out a niche with in-depth reporting on hard-football x's and o's analysis. I think his stuff is great... and unfortunately, I doubt it will last.

And who IS a good example of a sports reporter? Sorry, but I don't rate Breer up there as good, yet. He's has some decent stuff, but nothing that even comes close to the level of Reiss.

 

[MrBigglesWorth]

Reiss is cited twice on www.profootballtalk.com rumor mill.

congrats to reiss for having other sites cite him as a source.