[CQ-Contest] radio-sport.net web site or copy andpastejournalism

[Tom W8JI]

I want to be clear I am not singling out any one person, but this is a 
problem across the board with any publication. We all know it happens.

A national magazine just published an article that is almost totally wrong 
and can actually kill hams and damage equipment. I sent them documentation 
of the many mistakes, and the initial response is they are unwilling to 
correct the mistakes (including the mistake were someone can be killed) in 
the same visibility as the mistake was made.

I'm not sure how to fix this problem, but it is everywhere.

73 Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Renwick" <ve5ra at sasktel.net>
To: "'Kelly Taylor'" <ve4xt at mymts.net>; "'wally'" <wally at el-soft.com>
Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] radio-sport.net web site or copy 
andpastejournalism


> We should expect/demand when someone makes a public error that they
> publically admit that an error had been made, publically correct the
> error(s) rather than as Tom says "The usual policy is the author or editor
> hopes it will all go away so they do not look careless or irresponsible,
> rather than just admit they made a mistake and try to undo all damage."
>
>
>
> Doug
>
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>
>>From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
>
>>bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Taylor
>
>>Sent: September-18-11 9:55 PM
>
>>To: wally
>
>>Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
>
>>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] radio-sport.net web site or copy and
> pastejournalism
>
>>
>
>>Even if someone has made an error, does that mean we throw civility to the
> wind
>
>>and call him a complete joke?
>
>>
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>>Let those without sin cast the first stone.
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>>
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>>73,
>
>>Kelly
>
>>ve4xt
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>>
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>>On Sep 18, 2011, at 3:40 AM, "wally" <wally at el-soft.com> wrote:
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>>
>
>>> Jamie NS3T has now changed the text of his news message presenting the
>
>>> situation like I am complaining for something obviously very simple - a
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>>> typing mistake !
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>>>
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>>> What we have been offended by/complained about was not the announcement
> of
>
>>CQ
>
>>> WW CC, but the comments NS3T has made about LZ9W ( text now removed from
>
>>the
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>>> site by NS3T ! ) based on the information he obviously has not checked 
>>> in
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>>> detail, before writing / making any comments.
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>>>
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>>> He should have simply admit that he has not read the results carefully
> and
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>>> has not checked the facts before writing on the subject.
>
>>>
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>>> Otherwise he would very easily have found that LZ9W is placed 3rd place
>
>>> Europe in Multi-Multi category in top scores tables.
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>>>
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>>> Good journalism is not just a copy and paste action. Just mu humble
> opinion.
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>>>
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>>> 73, Wally LZ2CJ
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>>>
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>>>
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>>> ===========================================
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>>>
>
>>> http://www.radio-sport.net/cqww_10cw.htm
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>>>
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>>> This guy must be a joke ! :-)
>
>>>
>
>>> How LZ9W can be moved from Unassisted to Assisted category when since
> 2002
>
>>we
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>>> always participated as MULTI-MULTI in all CQ WW contests ?
>
>>>
>
>>> Journalism can not be just copy and paste action !
>
>>>
>
>>> 73, Wally LZ2CJ
>
>>> on behalf of LZ9W Contest Team
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>>> www.lz9w.com
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