Agreed. Beat reporters and independent media are not PR departments.
If access is conditioned on positive coverage, that’s not journalism—it’s marketing. Teams limiting access because they don’t like coverage hurts the growth, transparency, and credibility of the W.
Statement from the board of the PBWA's WNBA chapter (Howard Megdal, Kareem Copeland, Alexa Phillipou, Cassandra Negley, Sabreena Merchant), regarding the Indiana Fever revoking a reporter's credentials:
https://t.co/lecLVCkwBB
For those that have seen Skip Bayless’ tweet about reports of Stephanie White being let go from the Fever: I’m told there is absolutely no validity to that report.
Stephanie White is still the head coach in Indiana.
As the spotlight grows brighter, so do the expectations and questions about what comes next. Clark's flopping and disrespect for the refs are not helping. https://t.co/XyUI72OZ0W
Coach Becky Hammon did not mince words in her post game interview about A’ja Wilson getting just one free-throw attempt against Dallas. Hammon made it clear she wasn’t pleased with the whistle — or lack thereof — for the reigning MVP.
Starting a running WNBA ethical hoops list 😭
Current entries:
Paige Bueckers
Jessica Shepard
Maddy Siegrist
And yes… they all just so happen to play for Dallas 💀
No gimmicks. Does all the right things, the small things. Just real hoops.
Who else belongs on the list?
“We have many dogs on this team. Everybody’s a dog. Everybody’s gonna fight to the end.”
Five games into the season, that mentality is becoming the Atlanta Dream’s identity.
My latest on Atlanta’s resilience and 4-1 start:
https://t.co/5ToM14TusM
@thewomenscut
Karl Smesko on the intensity of games early this season:
“It feels like playoff basketball to me… when teams play Atlanta, this is a big game for everybody now. We’re gonna see everybody’s best shot.” #WNBA#Atlantadream#thewomenscut