Married NY Times sports reporter viral after being busted allegedly having an affair with married NFL coach

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Anonymous wrote:Jeff Pearlman makes a really good point that if he happened to sit next to Mike Vrabel in a hot tub, nobody would care.

https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/jeff-pearlman-dianna-russini-mike-vrabel-double-standard.html

I don't think that's a good point at all. (1) If two men were in that situation, especially in the holding hands picture, there would be speculation about their sexuality. But that's really missing the point, which is that (2) if a male reporter were in that situation with a female athlete or coach, then people would care.

I do think people care more about what Dianna did than what Mike did, and that is the double standard here, not the fact that a female reporter with a male coach is getting more heat than a male reporter with a male coach would.

I think it's their jobs and the potential for the relationship to impact that. A journalist coverage of a person they are having a relationship with is going to be different. If it was a male reporter and a female athlete or coach, it would deservedly get attention.

I asked earlier in the thread, but I don't believe I saw an answer. How does Mike dating the reporter affect his professional judgment. I am seriously asking. I can see why an indepdent reporter should not sleep someone they report on. But what's the reverse?

It shows he has poor judgment. Not clever enough to avoid getting caught is the lowest bar. Brings the wrong kind of media attention/distracts from his team is a more common complaint. Depending on your viewpoint, you could consider him be a personally unethical person and there's a blurry line between personal and professional. For example, sometimes celebrities get fired for violating a morality clause. If he gets fired, that has a professional and personal impact on the athletes he mentored and recruited. Recruiting is seen as a personal relationship.

Look at the post above. Because there's bad publicity, he won't be coming to a press conference. So regardless of what went on, he's skipping a work function due to poor optics caused by poor judgment. So that's just the beginning. He also contributed to a situation in which a friend (or whatever) may lose professional opportunities. If you considered things totally above board and what went on to be just networking (lol), dude is bad at networking.

Yes, it shows poor ethical judgement on his part. The NFL has worked hard to get and keep female fans. A head coach cheating publicly on his wife is not attractive behavior to most women.

No woman is watching for the wholesomeness of the players or coaches. Get real. Have you ever watched an NFL game?

Women being into football is phony woke nonsense. I don’t know a single woman in real life who is genuinely into football. Going to games, doing the attention-seeking dress up tailgating entertainment spread for social media photos? Sure. Actually caring about football? Not a chance. Women don’t play youth football, there’s no foundational reason for them to understand the game or care.

Duh, the pick me's are into it and the girls who "aren't like the other girls" which is where they find these sideline reporters. These women are never the type to support other women.

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Anonymous wrote:Sideline reporters are all glorified prostitutes. Everyone knows it. Same with cable news whores all the on air and executive old men trade to each other.

I don't completely agree with this, but, I do agree that they tend to be women who don't mind male attention and know how to use it to their advantage.

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Anonymous wrote:Jeff Pearlman makes a really good point that if he happened to sit next to Mike Vrabel in a hot tub, nobody would care.

https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/jeff-pearlman-dianna-russini-mike-vrabel-double-standard.html

I don't think that's a good point at all. (1) If two men were in that situation, especially in the holding hands picture, there would be speculation about their sexuality. But that's really missing the point, which is that (2) if a male reporter were in that situation with a female athlete or coach, then people would care.

I do think people care more about what Dianna did than what Mike did, and that is the double standard here, not the fact that a female reporter with a male coach is getting more heat than a male reporter with a male coach would.

I think it's their jobs and the potential for the relationship to impact that. A journalist coverage of a person they are having a relationship with is going to be different. If it was a male reporter and a female athlete or coach, it would deservedly get attention.

I asked earlier in the thread, but I don't believe I saw an answer. How does Mike dating the reporter affect his professional judgment. I am seriously asking. I can see why an indepdent reporter should not sleep someone they report on. But what's the reverse?

It shows he has poor judgment. Not clever enough to avoid getting caught is the lowest bar. Brings the wrong kind of media attention/distracts from his team is a more common complaint. Depending on your viewpoint, you could consider him be a personally unethical person and there's a blurry line between personal and professional. For example, sometimes celebrities get fired for violating a morality clause. If he gets fired, that has a professional and personal impact on the athletes he mentored and recruited. Recruiting is seen as a personal relationship.

Look at the post above. Because there's bad publicity, he won't be coming to a press conference. So regardless of what went on, he's skipping a work function due to poor optics caused by poor judgment. So that's just the beginning. He also contributed to a situation in which a friend (or whatever) may lose professional opportunities. If you considered things totally above board and what went on to be just networking (lol), dude is bad at networking.

Yes, it shows poor ethical judgement on his part. The NFL has worked hard to get and keep female fans. A head coach cheating publicly on his wife is not attractive behavior to most women.

Most women who are really into the NFL are into these men. They likely see it as a hall pass situation. It is not going to make them lose female fans. GTFO.

They’re all vain and immature jersey chasing bimbos hoping to bag a rich athlete. When they don’t, they just whore around with players and execs. This reporter married a her words “totally average” corporate drone dweeb when she was nearly 40 years old. -vs- Samantha Ponder (google her) who bagged a rich quarterback her first few years on the job.

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Anonymous wrote:Jeff Pearlman makes a really good point that if he happened to sit next to Mike Vrabel in a hot tub, nobody would care.

https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/jeff-pearlman-dianna-russini-mike-vrabel-double-standard.html

I don't think that's a good point at all. (1) If two men were in that situation, especially in the holding hands picture, there would be speculation about their sexuality. But that's really missing the point, which is that (2) if a male reporter were in that situation with a female athlete or coach, then people would care.

I do think people care more about what Dianna did than what Mike did, and that is the double standard here, not the fact that a female reporter with a male coach is getting more heat than a male reporter with a male coach would.

I think it's their jobs and the potential for the relationship to impact that. A journalist coverage of a person they are having a relationship with is going to be different. If it was a male reporter and a female athlete or coach, it would deservedly get attention.

I asked earlier in the thread, but I don't believe I saw an answer. How does Mike dating the reporter affect his professional judgment. I am seriously asking. I can see why an indepdent reporter should not sleep someone they report on. But what's the reverse?

It shows he has poor judgment. Not clever enough to avoid getting caught is the lowest bar. Brings the wrong kind of media attention/distracts from his team is a more common complaint. Depending on your viewpoint, you could consider him be a personally unethical person and there's a blurry line between personal and professional. For example, sometimes celebrities get fired for violating a morality clause. If he gets fired, that has a professional and personal impact on the athletes he mentored and recruited. Recruiting is seen as a personal relationship.

Look at the post above. Because there's bad publicity, he won't be coming to a press conference. So regardless of what went on, he's skipping a work function due to poor optics caused by poor judgment. So that's just the beginning. He also contributed to a situation in which a friend (or whatever) may lose professional opportunities. If you considered things totally above board and what went on to be just networking (lol), dude is bad at networking.

Yes, it shows poor ethical judgement on his part. The NFL has worked hard to get and keep female fans. A head coach cheating publicly on his wife is not attractive behavior to most women.

Most women who are really into the NFL are into these men. They likely see it as a hall pass situation. It is not going to make them lose female fans. GTFO.

They’re all vain and immature jersey chasing bimbos hoping to bag a rich athlete. When they don’t, they just whore around with players and execs. This reporter married a her words “totally average” corporate drone dweeb when she was nearly 40 years old. -vs- Samantha Ponder (google her) who bagged a rich quarterback her first few years on the job.

Samantha Ponder’s way hotter than this chick.

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This is an industry norm. Long running rumor in golf is that reporter Amanda Balionis was allegedly sleeping with a married Rory McElroy for years and imploded his marriage. But when he realized it would cost him nine figures, he called off the divorce and now pretend to be a phony family man.

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She just resigned from the NY Times. As usual, the woman gets smeared and loses everything, while the equally accountable married pig skates.

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Full statement

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15 years and she’s early 40s? What did she do in college, internships and for the 5 years after?

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She was in DC sleeping around.

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She has received job offers from the sports podcasters. She does have two children under the age of 5.

I don't think she will make the big money she was making with ESPN and the Athletic (New York Times.)

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Yeah, she knows the investigation won't go well so she's trying to dodge it. She's a sports reporter, not some sort of trusted journalist. I don't think either of them should lose their jobs for this, but she isn't acting like an innocent person, IMO.

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Anonymous wrote:She just resigned from the NY Times. As usual, the woman gets smeared and loses everything, while the equally accountable married pig skates.


She's the journalist. He's not. That's the difference.

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Anonymous wrote:She just resigned from the NY Times. As usual, the woman gets smeared and loses everything, while the equally accountable married pig skates.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Hope the sex was worth it.

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Anonymous wrote:She just resigned from the NY Times. As usual, the woman gets smeared and loses everything, while the equally accountable married pig skates.

Not equally accountable. Different jobs, different expectations.