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Kirk Wessler/Journalistic Standards

Buesch N Chips said:
All I remember is him commeding Glasser, not Les.
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"On the heels of the drinking incident comes the arrest last weekend of Daniel Ruffin, who is charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. Ruffin was suspended immediately, as he should have been. He missed two games before president Joanne Glasser determined he could be reinstated.
Given what we know about the case, I trust her decision."


He never mentioned specifically that the suspension was Glasser's decision. Her decision he is talking about is Ruffin's reinstatment.


"Other voices differ. And some will point to the not-too-distant past for examples of Les's players unable to keep their noses clean; using these to compile a resume that suggests lack of program control.
But I would say, from what we know, Les handled those situations well. Jabbar Battle was suspended for several games after an arrest for domestic assault. Mike Suggs and Ray Brown were ultimately kicked off the team for failing drug tests."


Here Wessler did commend Les for his handling of some earlier situations, but Wessler also said that Kyle Whelliston's article was too harsh for suggesting Les be fired.

Yes, I'm not too sure where exactly Wessler stands with Les's job performance overall, but here I give Wessler credit where credit is due.
 
The only discussion about the local writers is generally when they are wrong, off base, or misinformed.
Here we try to keep a higher standard of truth and fairness.
 
BU_EMT128 said:
Your not entirely correct.... The HIPAA act is all inclusive to anyone who treated, or has record of the patients PHI (Protected Health Information). This includes Doctors, Nurses, Insurance agencies, Schools, and any other entity that may have your health information. If the journalist had permission to view the PHI, he still would HAVE to receive written permission to publish anything out of it. If this permission was not gained, he violated the HIPAA act.
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No a journalist cant violate the HIPPA, only the person he got the information can.

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/consumer_summary.pdf

It is quite possible that KW has no official medical source for his information. A journalist in a can speculate and or report rumors if he chooses. Weather that is responsiple or ethical is a different story but he certainly has the right. Suggs could choose to sue the paper for liable but he along with school administrators would have to testify under oath that he never failed a drug test. In addtion he would have to prove damages. Also "the truth" is an absolute defence against liable/slander.
 
tornado said:
The only discussion about the local writers is generally when they are wrong, off base, or misinformed.
Here we try to keep a higher standard of truth and fairness.
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We "know" they are all these things because of some of the posters "insider" status with Bradley. But what about all of the links to papers around the country that have negative stories about the college programs they cover? How do we know these writers are not wrong, off base or misinformed?
 
boogietime said:
We "know" they are all these things because of some of the posters "insider" status with Bradley. But what about all of the links to papers around the country that have negative stories about the college programs they cover? How do we know these writers are not wrong, off base or misinformed?
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That is a VERY good point boogietime.

Once an individual begins questioning all writers credibility from the drive-by media.... that individual IMO has "advanced to the next level".

;)
 
You mean other colleges have problems? I though Bradley must be the only one and the worst one of all time from what I have been reading.
 
Lakeview Brave said:
No a journalist cant violate the HIPPA, only the person he got the information can. ...
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There certainly are people who would disagree witbh you on this.
Unions that release medical info have come under HIPPA scrutiny, and so have state organizations that are not healthcare providers.
Even a police report that is made public has fallen under scrutiny, but....

.. probably the reigning fact is that virtually nobody anywhere in the nation has yet to fear the HIPPA law, simply because it is an orphan law with no federal agency to either investigate or pursue violators.

But again...the topic, if we could only stick to it, is that it most certainly is as much a violation of common standards for a journalist to openly and publicly discuss someone's private and protected medical report as it is for a doctor or a nurse to do it.
 
MacabreMob said:
Once an individual begins questioning all writers credibility from the drive-by media.... that individual IMO has "advanced to the next level". ;)
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Like if a person thinks the whole world is crazy, that person should take a look in the mirror to see who's crazy.
 
I honestly don't see much wrong with Wessler's column. Most of what he reported was right on and he left out Will and POB's situation in '06 (like DRD noted). The only issue is the Suggs drug test which I don't think is that big of a deal. Did everyone stop reading before his conclusion to log on and bash the guy? He said it's not a renegade program! Give him a break.
 
I was told that the failed drug test was the final straw. It wasn't a hidden fact that Mike Suggs had a good time in college (like most of us).

I've always gotten the impression that Kirk Wessler wants more from the Bradley program. It's moving in the right direction, but Evansville, Indiana State and now Drake have hoisted the Valley trophy since Bradley last did.
 
I agree with you JMoney. There have been columns I disagreed with in the past, but he is right on this one. The perception may be out there, but BU is not a renegade program. That's all KW is saying.

Renegade suggests the coaches are cheating intentionally and trying to get away with it (ala Kelvin Sampson), or recruiting thugs and criminals and thumbing their noses at the administration and others (ala UNLV, Cincinnati, or anywhere Bob Huggins goes). There is nothing remotely like that at Bradley. The POB/WF thing was unfortunate, but by no way was it an attempt to cheat the system. The NCAA agreed it was an innocent clerical error that wouldn't have even been known about except Bradley brought it to the NCAA's attention. And despite everything that was made about the Theron Wilson speeding ticket, He and TCS are good kids and I can cite problems much worse than that at 300+ other schools. And we'll have to wait a little longer for a resolution to the DR situation, but Jim Les cannot be implicated in that either. DR is a model citizen, and as everyone, including Kirk Wessler seems to know, there is more to that story than was reported.
 
Da Coach said:
I agree with you JMoney. There have been columns I disagreed with in the past, but he is right on this one. The perception may be out there, but BU is not a renegade program. That's all KW is saying.
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So you believe KW was getting asked by a lot of different people if BU/JL was running a renegade program?
 
Dallas Brave said:
So you believe KW was getting asked by a lot of different people if BU/JL was running a renegade program?
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That part I do not believe....that was probably partially fabricated to get a good lead for his story. I'm sure he has friends and colleagues around the country though who did give him a call after the Whellington bit was posted, just maybe not to the extent the opening line suggests.
 
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The bottom line is,it was poor judgement on KW for writing that article..He is using another
journalist article to stir up s*** in the program!! IMO he does not like JL for what ever reason and whenever he gets a chance to make him or BU look bad he ceases the moment..Kw is an ******************** for writing this article!!!!!
 
tornado said:
There certainly are people who would disagree witbh you on this.
Unions that release medical info have come under HIPPA scrutiny, and so have state organizations that are not healthcare providers.
Even a police report that is made public has fallen under scrutiny, but....

.. probably the reigning fact is that virtually nobody anywhere in the nation has yet to fear the HIPPA law, simply because it is an orphan law with no federal agency to either investigate or pursue violators.

But again...the topic, if we could only stick to it, is that it most certainly is as much a violation of common standards for a journalist to openly and publicly discuss someone's private and protected medical report as it is for a doctor or a nurse to do it.
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Its an interesting point...and I'm sure no expert on HIPPA...

But obviously KW learned about the positive test from someone....probably a source within the university. Wouldn't that "source" be the person who is responsible for the disclosure...not the writer who reported on it? A slightly related example for comparison maybe is the SF writers who reported on Barry Bonds sealed GJ testimony. They didn't leak the testimony themselves...it was given to them by a source who was the person who may or may not have violated GJ secrecy laws.

Reports have the 1st Amendment to rely on...assuming they don't OBTAIN the information they're reporting on by illegal means. Like if KW broke into the athletic department and rifled around in files to find the report of the positive test.

Secondly...does a school-administered drug test fall under HIPPA to begin with?

Anyone else off work due to Pulaski day? I guess Chicago the only place that sees fit to honor the Poles...
 
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