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Originally Posted by DRU
I guarantee you somebody in the media could have taken all of the exact same information and turned it into a story about how great Pioli is and how we good of a job he's done turning this organization around if they wanted to.
They go to school for it, and they learn a lot more about how to do it once they've got a job in the field. They're very good at spinning details one way or another. It happens every day on any media outlet you ever watch, read, or listen to.
Babb is just stirring up shit because he doesn't like Pioli (probably because he won't do interviews with him), and he's done a great job of it.
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Oh, give me a break. On most accusations there is a counter-quote from a current Associate who defends the practice. And in most cases, the Associate basically confirms that the story is true, and then spins it in a positive light. Of course the piece is skewed toward the negative, but to suggest that this is a biased piece of journalism is a huge discredit to the piece. That is absolute baloney to say he's "stirring up shit." This is a very well, mostly balanced piece. Give it more credit than that.
Most media outlets try to sensationalize pieces by offering one story, misrepresenting quotes, or by offering a ton about the cons and less about the pros. Babb did none of that. He has direct quotes. He pulled from supposedly 2 dozen "disgruntled" sources, 8 current associates (that appears to be Pioli's doing and, by the way, Pioli was given a fair chance to respond). There are no baseless accusations--every accusation appeared to have been posed to Donovan and the HR person, etc... and addressed. And the pros vs. cons is somewhere around 60%/40%, which is pretty well balanced for a journalist piece.
I think the fact that you're trying to discredit the piece goes to show your bias toward the organization, more than anything.