tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post716808846425900890..comments2024-01-30T04:57:48.673-05:00Comments on Second Mile Sandusky Scandal: Correction: Sara Ganim is NOT an investigative journalistBarry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-89783138553217604702013-06-23T20:28:31.077-04:002013-06-23T20:28:31.077-04:00I disagree, a bitter woman? I'd put her in th...I disagree, a bitter woman? I'd put her in the category of a young, dumb, full of cum, category, not "old and bitter." She thinks she knows more than the rest of the world, but doesn't, not bitter. Bitter is something completely different. dubyac99https://www.blogger.com/profile/02099703231408067137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-89461761387385023322013-02-19T16:53:14.918-05:002013-02-19T16:53:14.918-05:002) It doesn't matter HOW MANY interviews you c...2) It doesn't matter HOW MANY interviews you conducted or e-mails you read if you cherry-picked the data. If you conducted 1000 interviews, and 998 were positive but you just included transcripts of the 2 negative ones (Vicky Triponey for example) then you are deliberately cherry-picking data. Frankly, that is unethical especially if you are unwilling to share the raw data. <br /><br />Likewise - how many e-mails may have exonerated Paterno/Schultz/Curley but were not included? We'll never know since only Freeh (and hopefully Schultz) had access to the raw data.<br /><br />It's not unlike the march to the Iraq War and the Weapons of Mass Destruction. "They've seen the same evidence that we've seen" does NOT mean the same thing as "They've seen ALL of the evidence that we've seen."<br /><br /><br />Jeff Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745348951119063296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-60119356883129422472013-02-19T16:49:21.119-05:002013-02-19T16:49:21.119-05:00The number of e-mails "reviewed" or the ...The number of e-mails "reviewed" or the number of interviews conducted is irrelevant and extraneous information. For a number of reasons:<br /><br />1) The baseline number is misleading. Did they REALLY read 3.5 Million e-mails or did they just have an algorithm scanning and searching for keywords like "Jerry"? When you do the math, you quickly realize that Freeh didn't have the manpower to read all of the e-mails. Likewise, who cares how many interviews they conducted if they didn't speak to the key witnesses. I could interview 1000 people on the street and all it does is boost the baseline number - it tells me nothing about the quality of the content.<br />Jeff Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745348951119063296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-63228688918254088242013-02-19T14:01:24.145-05:002013-02-19T14:01:24.145-05:00Cowherd seems to think the number of interviews sp...Cowherd seems to think the number of interviews speaks to Freeh's credibility despite Spanier being the only one among the key players to speak to Freeh's people. Who did Freeh interview?Chad Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023292932714092190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-83428670682489274992013-02-18T23:11:31.571-05:002013-02-18T23:11:31.571-05:00In case you haven't seen this...NCAA on the ho...In case you haven't seen this...NCAA on the hot seat:<br /><br />http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/18/3241385/ncaa-president-making-enforcement.htmlrdkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007253694089460950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-45663123658983308452013-02-18T18:05:46.294-05:002013-02-18T18:05:46.294-05:00Thanks, Ray. I keep waiting for one of the leaders...Thanks, Ray. I keep waiting for one of the leaders, miss print, to say something in defense of what they have done to PSU and JoePa..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313128547272683793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-5799494668837951302013-02-18T17:56:29.234-05:002013-02-18T17:56:29.234-05:00Sara Ganim seems to be a bitter woman with a stick...Sara Ganim seems to be a bitter woman with a stick up her ass.noodleofnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147033661280692031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-23740212632786905362013-02-18T15:09:32.019-05:002013-02-18T15:09:32.019-05:00If by the three most vocal, you mean Anthony, Ryan...If by the three most vocal, you mean Anthony, Ryan, and Adam, the answer is mostly no. Al Clemens did suggest a "re-examination" of the Freeh Report (though he mis-spoke, because it would be the first examination, not a re-examination).<br /><br />The rest of the BOT have been silent. Frazier, Eckel, Peetz, Dambly, and the others who hired Freeh don't have anything to say in defense of Freeh....do they?Ray Bleharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557326921056183979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-78214185839789055402013-02-18T15:06:47.368-05:002013-02-18T15:06:47.368-05:00rdk,
With the Catholic church, they knew of the ab...rdk,<br />With the Catholic church, they knew of the abuse and paid victims to be silent. The Boy Scouts had a long running problem and they stayed silent as long as possible. In both of these cases, you had many, many sexual deviates in these organizations preying on children.<br /><br />The PSU case is different in that there was one insidious child molester that kept his crimes hidden. <br /><br />That said, I know that I have pushing for reforms and will continue to do investigative work about Pennsylvania's failing child protection system. Look for articles in mid-March.<br /><br />I think the Paterno family did the right thing by hiring Jim Clemente to educate caring individuals (that excludes most of the media) about how to protect children from the "nice guy, pillar of the community" molester.<br /><br />It is my hope that a newly revamped BOT will provide real leadership on the issue -- and not just build a building and throw money at the worthless child protection/sexual abuse organizations (like RAINN).Ray Bleharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557326921056183979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-66294202068741324432013-02-18T14:24:27.505-05:002013-02-18T14:24:27.505-05:00Ray
Why do people continue to write unsubstantiate...Ray<br />Why do people continue to write unsubstantiated articles without facts? I have tried to stay up on most of what pertains to this but find it very hard to not wonder if any of these people read anything. One Question?<br />Has anyone, except the three most vocal said anything? <br />Erickson, Surma, etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313128547272683793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-76346104124096382052013-02-18T11:53:47.631-05:002013-02-18T11:53:47.631-05:00Missing the big story... exactly my thought from t...Missing the big story... exactly my thought from the beginning. Sexual abuse of children was certainly not a new concern in the late 90s. With the other high-profile, large-scale suspected offences occurring (e.g., by priests, a BBC personality, scout leaders, camp counselors, and other coaches), the fascinating story to research was the commonality among these suspected offences. Was it an issue of laws, culture, power, economy, spirituality, communication, education...??? Now here was (and still is) the intriguing question for me. An actual root cause, or causes. Perhaps one result of the dogged persistence of you folks to find the truth of the Sandusky case will be a larger effort to finally put an end to child sexual victimization. Perhaps, thanks to you Penn Staters, a baby born in 2013 will be at dramatically lower risk of this than those who came before. Thank you all for your efforts. YOU are Penn State to me. rdkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007253694089460950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-44414080762009213202013-02-18T11:21:47.229-05:002013-02-18T11:21:47.229-05:00No wonder she doesn't have any background on f...No wonder she doesn't have any background on fact finding and true investigative reporting " I fall to sleep and wake up to the morning news"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-53408075097292009742013-02-18T10:53:25.229-05:002013-02-18T10:53:25.229-05:00I think Ms. Ganim exposed herself for what she tru...I think Ms. Ganim exposed herself for what she truly is on 3 occasions:<br /><br />1) If you have the opportunity to watch the interview she did after winning the Pulitzer (I believe it was the open forum with other "journalists"), she talks about being a crime reporter early in her career. She laughs her way through talking about a fire that killed several Amish kids.<br /><br />2) Her response to "Silent No More". Her "review" was petty and vindictive<br /><br />3) Her tweets yesterday about THON funds. 5 minutes on Google answered all her slanted questions, which leads me to believe she was just urinating in the punch bowl to stir up animosity towards Penn State.<br /><br />If our BoT had a backbone, they would openly question why one of our more "infamous" alums has done so much damage to the reputation of the school.Jeffrey W Simonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177874741526642177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-50068714890587533392013-02-18T10:45:37.878-05:002013-02-18T10:45:37.878-05:00IMHO, Sara Ganim is the WORST excuse for a journal...IMHO, Sara Ganim is the WORST excuse for a journalist and PSU alumnus...Wonder if WE could get the University to rescind her diploma?...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533476226624715193noreply@blogger.com