Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
Around SBN: Madonna Promises No Wardrobe Malfunctions

Monday Morning Wrap Up: Strikeforce 'Fedor vs Rogers'

Photo

The Event:

Multimedia:

Post-Fight Analysis:

The Future of Strikeforce and Fedor:

Strikeforce_emelianenko_vs_rogers_medium

Comment 5 comments  |  0 recs  | 

Do you like this story?

Comments

Display:

Snowden's piece ...

Incorrectly identifies both the location (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) and the name of the arena (the Sears Centre Arena) in the first sentence of his story. It truly is amazing how often those most critical of the MMA media get the absolute basics of journalism 101 wrong when it is their turn to do some work.

by andherewego on Nov 9, 2009 12:15 PM EST reply actions  

As a native of Chicago, I assure you that everyone who lives in “Hoffman Estates, Illinois” tells people they meet that they are from Chicago. Everyone. The event was in Chicago. The billboards we passed were in Chicago. The arena is home to the Chicago Bliss and the Chicago Slaughter….Come on.

Kid Nate better also be ashamed: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/11/7/1121076/strikeforce-fedor-vs-rogers

“Fedor Emelianenko impressed a Chicago crowd by finishing a very game Brett Rogers in two rounds”

Luke Thomas too: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/11/6/1119626/strikeforce-fedor-vs-rogers

“Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois”

Oops, Kevin Iole is confused too!: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AjY5oXZrZBzV9g53u7X9X089Eo14?slug=ki-fedorwins110709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

  " In the city where Michael Jordan became a legend by performing his best when he was needed the most, Emelianenko did the same" Not sure Jordan became a legend in Hoffman Estates…pretty sure that was Chicago…

Not going to bother with hundreds of other examples.

I incorrectly identified the Sears Centre Arena as the Sears Arena? I made sure it was corrected. Thanks for the catch.

I wonder what you thought about the core of the story…the information imparted and the storytelling. Those are the lessons I remember from journalism 101.

by Jonathan Snowden on Nov 9, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions  

This was a disproportianate reply. Thanks for making my story better. Of course, someone better tell Strikeforce their event wasn’t in Chicago…

“Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers 11/7/09 – Chicago, IL”

by Jonathan Snowden on Nov 9, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Uh, oh Steve Cofield!

“Andrei Arlovski and Brett Rogers don’t look or sound anything like each other. But if you listened to Arlovski back in January after his loss to Fedor Emelianenko and then Rogers last night in Chicago”

by Jonathan Snowden on Nov 9, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions  

So other people being incorrect makes it OK for you to be incorrect, as well? Interesting approach to journalism.

by andherewego on Nov 9, 2009 4:43 PM EST reply actions  

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

"I don't want to knock my opponent out. I want to hit him, step away and watch him hurt" - Joe Frazier

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Lbo-sherlock1_small
Graphic: The Welterweight Takeover
Small
A Defense of Long-Form Journalism at Bloody Elbow: An Analysis and Critique of Complaints about the Length of Thapa's Recent Opinion Piece
26759_511613730864_104300343_30384429_7437048_n_small
Micah C's MMA Journal - Prologue: Beginning the Process
Wandy_small
BECW: The Prospects Camp sign up
Kvik1_small
Tuesday Morning Sweep #4

Recent FanPosts

Cage_small
Anticipation for Fight of the Year, and Shameless Self Promotion
Warrior_small
MMA Transaction Wire: January 28- Feb. 3
Vancouver_skyline_small
UFC 143: Does Nick Diaz Feel Badly For Carlos Condit? And Will It Cost Him Inside The Octagon?
Obp_small
Carlos Condit and the big 'what if?'
Small
ATTENTION ALL BLOODY ELBOW CIVIL WAR MEMBERS
Cf_small
Matt Hughes talks BJ Penn, team mates fighting, retirement, and more!!!
408031_10151137119550462_571520461_22348230_944591543_n_small
Jorgensen vs Barao: Who Are You Picking?
Favritegotevj9_small
UFC Hype Machine: Carlos Condit stands a chance against Nick Diaz
208730_10150164903466743_503301742_7348043_3232767_n_small
UFC 143: Werdum vs Nelson - Preview

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

MMA Rankings

USA Today / SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings