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[Gtovryslf]

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Can we please tar and feather Brigante once and for all - come defenders; let me here you now. You know who you are!!!!

 

[flynnibus]

Being first is nowhere near as important as it was years ago. The moves so fast now that nobody cares who had it first, they just want to know the next piece of information and where that's coming from.

It's not about 'first' but you have to be on the wave.. If your customer hears of story.. and goes to your site for more info and can't find story.. eventually they won't return to you.

The 'being left out' can be just as damning as being wrong.

 

[GLaDOS]

Can we please tar and feather Brigante once and for all - come defenders; let me here you now. You know who you are!!!!

What did he do? Report a rumor that was sent to him? Yea, what an a-hole.

I'm no fan of Ricky's but how this is his fault when all he did was report something is beyond me.

Sounds like some people here are a little envious, if anything.

 

[flynnibus]

What did he do? Report a rumor that was sent to him? Yea, what an a-hole.

I'm no fan of Ricky's but how this is his fault when all he did was report something is beyond me.
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The sheep are just lost without their sheppard...

 

[SirLink]

Or Disney trying to flush out CMs who provide leaks to "media" sources. Apple does something similar to this.

I can think of a few other IEB's that do that...constantly. Actually I know one PR company that "leaks" negative rumors about the competition they are representing for more eyeballs.

 

[PhotoDave219]

What did he do? Report a rumor that was sent to him? Yea, what an a-hole.

I'm no fan of Ricky's but how this is his fault when all he did was report something is beyond me.

Sounds like some people here are a little envious, if anything.

He as a Disney credentialed member of the media, spread false information about Disney.

He did nothing to investigate it or shoot it down. Instead he just spread bad information.

There is a public trust when you work in a press capacity. Which leads to conclusions. Either one, Ricky is not a legitimate member of the press Or two, he f'd up.

I happen to feel that both Apply

 

[GrumpyFan]

I can't believe this discussion is still alive.
There's nothing more to see here, can we not just move on?

Close the thread already! The only people still wanting to discuss are the ones who believed the rumors to be true and now mad and wanting to blame somebody. Blame yourself for giving so much credence to a rumor originally reported by (alleged) Castmembers.

 

[bhg469]

He as a Disney credentialed member of the media, spread false information about Disney.

He did nothing to investigate it or shoot it down. Instead he just spread bad information.

There is a public trust when you work in a press capacity. Which leads to conclusions. Either one, Ricky is not a legitimate member of the press Or two, he f'd up.

I happen to feel that both Apply

Not to mention drawing out a podcast that should take 30 minutes into over an hour.

 

[asianway]

Or Disney trying to flush out CMs who provide leaks to "media" sources. Apple does something similar to this.

You have CMs tweeting while on the clock. Another CM tweeted a pic of the bakery interior while under reno.

Disney is doing zero to control this kind of stuff, and now theyre going to try to plant a story to plug a leak? I cant give them that much credit.

 

[flynnibus]

He as a Disney credentialed member of the media, spread false information about Disney.

He did nothing to investigate it or shoot it down. Instead he just spread bad information.

He distributed rumored information.. labeled exactly as such. He didn't add any confirmation to it, nor build it up. In some ways he actually worked against it.

The sad thing is... if the rumor was right.. this entire discussion wouldn't be happening. That just goes to show just how miserable this complaint is.

 

[tissandtully]

You have CMs tweeting while on the clock. Another CM tweeted a pic of the bakery interior while under reno.

Disney is doing zero to control this kind of stuff, and now theyre going to try to plant a story to plug a leak? I cant give them that much credit.

I agree it's not likely, was only a theory responding to someone else's theory.

 

[luv]

IMO - and it's just mine...

If you want to be taken seriously, you don't report gossip. You report facts. Get them straight. Get them verified. THEN report them.

If you report gossip, people will begin to think of you as a gossip and not as someone whose word can be relied upon. At least people like me.

And I have no bone to pick with that particular guy. Just in general.

 

[Captain Chaos]

IMO - and it's just mine...

If you want to be taken seriously, you don't report gossip. You report facts. Get them straight. Get them verified. THEN report them.

If you report gossip, people will begin to think of you as a gossip and not as someone whose word can be relied upon. At least people like me.

And I have no bone to pick with that particular guy. Just in general.

Basically like Lou Mongello used to be... At least he called his "rumors" RUMORS... never reported them as facts... Unlike others.

BTW, that was the only time I enjoyed listening to Lou, when he teamed with Nathan Rose, and discussed rumors... Now, he is unbearable to listen to...

 

[flynnibus]

IMO - and it's just mine...

If you want to be taken seriously, you don't report gossip. You report facts. Get them straight. Get them verified. THEN report them.

If you report gossip, people will begin to think of you as a gossip and not as someone whose word can be relied upon. At least people like me.

So you don't trust the OP in this thread... or many of the 'insiders' here either.. just think of them as gossip?

The problem becomes is when people report gossip AS verified facts instead of calling it exactly what it is. InsideTheMagic called it exactly what it was.

The root of this is people here have a misconception of a retweet here.

Retweet is really just sharing a link.. it's not you taking the word as your own nor 'confirming' anything.

 

[alphac2005]

He as a Disney credentialed member of the media, spread false information about Disney.

He did nothing to investigate it or shoot it down. Instead he just spread bad information.

There is a public trust when you work in a press capacity. Which leads to conclusions. Either one, Ricky is not a legitimate member of the press Or two, he f'd up.

I happen to feel that both Apply

....but, he isn't a real member of the media. I nearly forgot that we live an era that anyone that has a blog or a website think they're journalists, media, etc. He's a fanboi that has turned this into a business. Technically, you're right that he's credentialed, but it's simply a joke. It endlessly annoys me that with so much information, real journalists that do the digging, vetting, and verification of subjects are an afterthought and many don't seem to see the value of a legitimate press.

It's funny how things have changed in the Disney press department. Back when I was member of the print media, Disney's system of getting credentials (Theme park and video game divisions were their best to deal with as feature film and television were nightmares) and any press materials was one of worst in the business and unless you were part of the local Orlando press ecosystem (when it came to dealing with the Orlando parks) or national/international print-television media, they could care less to deal with you. Fast forward two decades and they give carte blanche to faux reporters. Of course, what they do is understood to anyone with a spattering of braincells, let the fanbois do their bidding and feed them literally and figuratively, add in some free hotel rooms, and presto! Endless advertising at virtually no cost.

I listed to Brigante when he started and enjoyed that he was trying to do a quality program, then he slowly morphed into the 'look at what I get to do' attitude, then he was being fed at the trough from the PR department, and then his constant bizarre purchasing and hoarding of Disney (amongst others) stuff for his home was just too much to take.

 

[alphac2005]

So you don't trust the OP in this thread... or many of the 'insiders' here either.. just think of them as gossip?

The problem becomes is when people report gossip AS verified facts instead of calling it exactly what it is. InsideTheMagic called it exactly what it was.

The root of this is people here have a misconception of a retweet here.

Retweet is really just sharing a link.. it's not you taking the word as your own nor 'confirming' anything.

Agreed. However, a real journalist is not going to retweet rumors as that is essentially against our training and ethos. The context here is that Ricky Brigante is not a journalist and no matter what he posts, it should be taken with a grain of salt. Sometimes he's simply shilling even unbeknownst to him directly from the Disney PR team and other times he's just putting up what he hears from others. This seems like a whole lot of nothing being made out of nothing by people.

 

[tissandtully]

Agreed. However, a real journalist is not going to retweet rumors as that is essentially against our training and ethos. The context here is that Ricky Brigante is not a journalist and no matter what he posts, it should be taken with a grain of salt. Sometimes he's simply shilling even unbeknownst to him directly from the Disney PR team and other times he's just putting up what he hears from others. This seems like a whole lot of nothing being made out of nothing by people.

This. He's literally "Mickey Mouse League".

 

[luv]

So you don't trust the OP in this thread... or many of the 'insiders' here either.. just think of them as gossip?

The problem becomes is when people report gossip AS verified facts instead of calling it exactly what it is. InsideTheMagic called it exactly what it was.

The root of this is people here have a misconception of a retweet here.

Retweet is really just sharing a link.. it's not you taking the word as your own nor 'confirming' anything.

I haven't been here long enough to know if people can be relied upon or not. I take it all as gossip. It's fun to gossip about, though. So, no I don't take their word as gospel.

Heck, I don't even believe Disney when they say it! Not like they always follow through, either.

Until it is open, I don't believe it.

 

[disneyfreak53]

This isn't the information we're looking for. Move along. Move along...

 

[GoofGoof]

Agreed. However, a real journalist is not going to retweet rumors as that is essentially against our training and ethos. The context here is that Ricky Brigante is not a journalist and no matter what he posts, it should be taken with a grain of salt. Sometimes he's simply shilling even unbeknownst to him directly from the Disney PR team and other times he's just putting up what he hears from others. This seems like a whole lot of nothing being made out of nothing by people.

I agree with this. Nobody who runs a Disney fan site should be considered a real journalist. Half the fun of fan sites is the back and forth with rumors. I don't have a problem with it until legit media outlets start reporting what others have tweeted. It's a loop hole that allows you to report rumors without any verification and without taking blame if they turn out to be not true.