May 31, 2007 by Marc Lamont Hill
ESPN Relying on a Confidential Informant in Vick Case Coverage? What Shoddy Journalism
By Gregory Kane
We have it from that unimpeachable news source, ESPN, that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is “one of the heavyweights” in the crime known as dogfighting.
Oh, the folks at ESPN didn’t say it outright, of course. They’re much too slick for that. Weasel-like, they just slyly implied it.
According to Jeff Schultz of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ESPN producers ran a segment in which “they showed footage of actual dogfights. They juxtaposed it with words and images of Vick.”
Then producers of the segment played what they no doubt thought was their trump card.
“They played an interview with a confidential informant,” wrote Schultz, “who pointed the finger at Vick as an active and eager participant who raised fighting dogs, fought dogs and gambled on dogs.”
Oh, a confidential informant. Someone trustworthy, of reliable credibility and character, right?
The folks at ESPN would have us think so. According to a story in The Seattle Times, an investigator named David Hunt assured the folks at ESPN that the informant was “extremely reliable” and that information he’s given to cops has “resulted in the arrest of several individuals over the past few years, numerous search warrants, as well as convictions.”
Excuse me, but since when do arrests, search warrants and convictions that result from informants giving information to cops make them reliable? Did Hunt and ESPN honchos miss every decade from the 1960s up until now?
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50 Comments
1. Garrett wrote:
Good luck finding ANYONE that’s trustworthy involved with dog fighting.
It’s funny that the article talks about shoddy journalism, when in fact, the article itself is shoddy journalism!
It just amazes me that our culture continues to equate athletic prowess with being a decent human being. Wake up, folks. There isn’t a correlation.
May 31, 2007 @ 10:08 am2. ting wrote:
Spotless…are you serious? Ron Mexico, special bottle of marijuana at ze airport, and I am not even THAT interested in this dude, so I am sure there is more fantasticness on his plate.
May 31, 2007 @ 1:19 pm3. ting wrote:
Then again, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the Brothers Grimm. Wasn’t there someone else in your group who used to comment on here all the time? Are y’all graduating and forgetting the blog??
May 31, 2007 @ 2:32 pm4. Ced aka Seely's Man wrote:
whatever son. u see what you wanna see.
May 31, 2007 @ 2:33 pm5. Ced aka Seely's Man wrote:
you crack me up like fat people in speedos thing. and we’re not talking about football where YOU are, we’re talkin bout football where I am. ATLhoe
May 31, 2007 @ 2:54 pm6. ting wrote:
I figured y’all were doing big things. so nice to hear, see, whatever.
May 31, 2007 @ 3:09 pm7. Garrett wrote:
A bigger problem for Mr. Vick is that his career completion percentage is barely above 50%. Sorry, Falcons fans, you aren’t going to win a Superbowl with a qb with those type of numbers.
May 31, 2007 @ 3:10 pm8. Blaxx wrote:
Here’s the part I don’t understand…Who cares? His property, his dogs, his business.
May 31, 2007 @ 4:31 pm11. ruskov wrote:
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December 19, 2007 @ 10:45 am15. Pee Public Pee Public Pissing wrote:
Pee Public Pee Public Pissing…
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