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riemannman · 4644 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why an ESPN Columnist Didn't Blow the Whistle on High School Football Injury Bounties
The columnist says he didn't blow the whistle because he was there as a guest not as a visitor.
"I was not present as a journalist and did not have a notebook out. I was present as a guest of a coach. Since I myself have coached (however modestly) they seemed to view me as a fellow coach. They definitely did not view me as a reporter. So would it have been fair of me to quote by name someone whose words I overheard?” It's not a matter of fairness, but of safety. Just as a counselor is bound to confidentiality, but only when that confidentiality does not conflict with his/her duty to protect, journalistic confidentiality must take a backseat to the safety of the players.