Rebecca Wilson Lines Up For Another Walkley Award

[Objective One]

This is fantastic from today's SMH Stay in Touch column :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Reporter's Swan dive

Some rugby league fans are finding enterprising ways to deflect attention from the code's hiccups.

Someone calling themselves "Choppies" announced on a fans internet forum last week that they had concocted a rumour about an AFL player and emailed it to the Sunday Telegraph journalist Rebecca Wilson. She then reported in her column: "The Swans aren't all angels. One player abused CityRail staff at Circular Quay last week. 'I told you I haven't got a ticket,' he shouted. He was politely told he would face a fine if he didn't pay his fare. 'You can go and ---- yourselves,' he said."

Wilson told Spike she also got a follow-up phone call from a "CityRail employee" and called back, confirming it was a CityRail number. Such dirty tricks didn't surprise her, she said, given that she receives up to 50 abusive emails a day from Bulldogs fans.

Since the rumour was published, Swans fans have spotted the trick and gossiped about it on their own fans forum. The club's media manager, Stephen Brassel, said they'd been unable to locate the culprit around the club "and now we know why".

 

[Macca]

That's deadset GOLD! :lol: How can anyone read her column with any trust. How can her paper employ her?

 

[wittyfan]

It's now up to Rebecca to go to the effort of confirming these rumours as fact now. :lol:

 

[millersnose]

the blogosphere has power

ten years ago no one would know about this stuff

thats why forums must stay - keep the elite media honest

no wonder well known media identities are on a crusade against them

 

[Sharkie73]

Lets nominate Ms Wilson for a Darwin Award for; stupidity :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Bastard Squad]

Only 50 ??? Get writing everyone, she deserves thousands !!!

 

[Macca]

The Darwin awards are only for people who kill themselves accidently aren't they.

 

[Objective One]

We should all expect this to be brought up on 100% The Fat........NOT!!!

 

[coolumsharkie]

That thing about her ringing a railway employee is bullshit!!!

She just went with the story from one e-mail the low teenuck :twisted:

 

[t-ba]

Didn't Choppies report the Allegation to Media watch?

That story isn't telling the full tale... :lol:

 

[King of the Hill]

Wilson told Spike she also got a follow-up phone call from a "CityRail employee" and called back, confirming it was a CityRail number.

I reckon she has fair dinkum made that up, ie. she's lied.

She's consistently wrong or lying. What about the time she said that Nigel Vagana had privately told friends he wont play for the Sharks if Chris Anderson is sacked.

NV got asked about it and he said that he'd never MET Chris Anderson and that he will play under WHOEVER the coach is.

Such dirty tricks didn't surprise her

Well that's not the point is it
The point is that it's a completely dubious source, someone she doesnt know

Even if it WAS a CityRail employee, is she suggesting that they are above making things up? She didnt verify the rumour, and the rumour wasnt even specific about which player was supposedly involved! She is a disgrace.

 

[Cometshark]

doesnt this make her liable for a defamation case by the swans, hopefully it does and the tele shows her the door.

 

[Alan Shore]

Surely this should show Wilson deserves to go, not that she has deserved her job in the first place!

What's her email?

 

[MEE]

Surely this should show Wilson deserves to go, not that she has deserved her job in the first place!

What's her email?

imadopeybitch@newslimited.com

She's been caught drink driving TWICE! as well. A poor excuse for a journalist. The Rugby League community will eventually bring her down.

 

[King of the Hill]

not to mention driving unlicenced

 

[Booyah]

And not to mention being an ugly bitch.

 

[wittyfan]

While I'm not a fan of Rebecca's column, today's contained some good stuff with the news that Sully, Birdy and Hassem Saleh are doing a revealing photo shoot for Cosmopolitan. Birdy is going the full monty too. :lol: Needless to say, I will wait for that magazine with much anticipation......

 

[SirShire]

While I'm not a fan of Rebecca's column, today's contained some good stuff with the news that Sully, Birdy and Hassem Saleh are doing a revealing photo shoot for Cosmopolitan. Birdy is going the full monty too. :lol: Needless to say, I will wait for that magazine with much anticipation......

Good news? Faaarrkkkk!

BS!