Comments on: Bob Costas, Nay, All Of NBC Sports! Idiots, Every Last One. http://maggieshnayerson.com/2008/05/03/bob-costas-nay-all-of-nbc-sports-idiots-every-last-one/ Recovering Journalist Was Taken Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:15:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: links for 2008-06-16 | The Duff Wire http://maggieshnayerson.com/2008/05/03/bob-costas-nay-all-of-nbc-sports-idiots-every-last-one/#comment-221 links for 2008-06-16 | The Duff Wire Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:33:09 +0000 http://maggieshnayerson.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-221 [...] Bob Costas, Nay, All Of NBC Sports! Idiots, Every Last One. « Maggie Shnayerson You know you’re somebody when a Gawker Media blog takes the time to point out the many ways in which you are a nobody. (tags: sports) [...] [...] Bob Costas, Nay, All Of NBC Sports! Idiots, Every Last One. « Maggie Shnayerson You know you’re somebody when a Gawker Media blog takes the time to point out the many ways in which you are a nobody. (tags: sports) [...]

]]> By: Ontario Emperor http://maggieshnayerson.com/2008/05/03/bob-costas-nay-all-of-nbc-sports-idiots-every-last-one/#comment-125 Ontario Emperor Mon, 05 May 2008 07:48:10 +0000 http://maggieshnayerson.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-125 Don't confuse Bob Costas with a journalist. He'll let PETA lead the discussion rather than perform any original analysis of his own. Don’t confuse Bob Costas with a journalist. He’ll let PETA lead the discussion rather than perform any original analysis of his own.

]]> By: Maggie http://maggieshnayerson.com/2008/05/03/bob-costas-nay-all-of-nbc-sports-idiots-every-last-one/#comment-118 Maggie Sun, 04 May 2008 01:53:26 +0000 http://maggieshnayerson.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-118 Yeah, they mentioned her briefly, but so cursorily that it sounded as though, at worst, she'd stubbed an eyelash. Were you as surprised as I was when the onsite vet turned to the camera with the outcome? NBC's tone up until that point had been casual—what sticks in my craw is they didn't change the tenor of their broadcast after that, which seemed to me both callous and stupid. However! They're now billing the story as a tragedy—"Sadness Strikes"—<a href="http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/24443844/" rel="nofollow">on their website</a>, which I'm <i>sure</i> will appease all those cranky animal-loving NYT commenters <a href="http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/03/following-the-derby/index.html?hp#comment-771" rel="nofollow">swamping the network's inbox.</a> Yeah, they mentioned her briefly, but so cursorily that it sounded as though, at worst, she’d stubbed an eyelash. Were you as surprised as I was when the onsite vet turned to the camera with the outcome? NBC’s tone up until that point had been casual—what sticks in my craw is they didn’t change the tenor of their broadcast after that, which seemed to me both callous and stupid. However! They’re now billing the story as a tragedy—”Sadness Strikes”—on their website, which I’m sure will appease all those cranky animal-loving NYT commenters swamping the network’s inbox.

]]> By: Jen R http://maggieshnayerson.com/2008/05/03/bob-costas-nay-all-of-nbc-sports-idiots-every-last-one/#comment-114 Jen R Sun, 04 May 2008 01:13:48 +0000 http://maggieshnayerson.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-114 In fairness, they did mention Eight Belles right away. You must have missed it, but it certainly didn't take 20 minutes. I have to agree that their handling of the breakdown was very bad. I guess they're contractually obligated to let all the sposors' marketing jackasses mug for the cameras, but the whole spectacle really failed to treat Eight Belle's death with the gravity it deserved. In fairness, they did mention Eight Belles right away. You must have missed it, but it certainly didn’t take 20 minutes.

I have to agree that their handling of the breakdown was very bad. I guess they’re contractually obligated to let all the sposors’ marketing jackasses mug for the cameras, but the whole spectacle really failed to treat Eight Belle’s death with the gravity it deserved.

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