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Unanswerable questions?
I was listening to sports radio this morning and I again noticed a trend that creeps up whenever Clemson (or for that matter, any team, ) is not doing as well as fans expected. It is the trend of unanswerable questions. What is this trend? Well, let me answer it. These are the questions that fans ask in anger, that they really don't want to know the truth but by asking it they make the question the truth.
Not following me? Let me preach on.
For example, a Clemson fan called into to complain about the football program. I will paraphrase his comments, but they went along the lines of "why does Clemson have so many people working in IPTAY? Are they needed? They should know who the donors are. They should just put all the money into scholarships." What the caller has done is ask a question, but doesn't want to know the answer. He just doesn't like IPTAY, or at least is blaming them for the losses.
These sorts of unanswerable questions are popular in government and government. Scarily popular. The difference, though, is many times the people asking these questions should be the ones with the answer. Why do they pull the razzle dazzle stunt?
That is the unanswerable question I wonder about.
The Fast World of Euphoria
Kyle Parker will play another season of Clemson Tiger football -- ending months of speculation as to whether the talented signal caller would be back at Death Valley or trying to make his way through the minor-league valleys of the Colorado Rockies.
How did we hear about it? Through friends on Facebook posting how happy they were. No links. No news trucks. Just word of mouth as it spread like wildfire amongst Clemson fans. Welcome to the ever-changing world of breaking news coverage. The old days of waiting for a newspaper to drop a story off on the porch step are gone, but not quite obsolete. Newspapers, magazines, television stations and radio still serve an amazing purpose in the world of news gathering. But social media has found a platform...delivering news fast and quickly. Not always accurately, but always quickly. This changes how we see and seek media. As a media relations firm, Brett is constantly finding ways to fine tune the media message.
It's the fast world of euphoria now.
How did we hear about it? Through friends on Facebook posting how happy they were. No links. No news trucks. Just word of mouth as it spread like wildfire amongst Clemson fans. Welcome to the ever-changing world of breaking news coverage. The old days of waiting for a newspaper to drop a story off on the porch step are gone, but not quite obsolete. Newspapers, magazines, television stations and radio still serve an amazing purpose in the world of news gathering. But social media has found a platform...delivering news fast and quickly. Not always accurately, but always quickly. This changes how we see and seek media. As a media relations firm, Brett is constantly finding ways to fine tune the media message.
It's the fast world of euphoria now.
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