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Breaking news: Adam Schefter's Twitter account broke another story. The NFL reporter extraordinaire's account was hacked Saturday night, Dec. 13, in what looks to be a journalism no-no: a blatant attack of privacy reported without a source's consent. OK, so the hack didn't come from an anonymous tech geek with a vendetta looking to get Schefter in hot water. But it did break a story. This one, though, has nothing to do with the NFL. "This is Adam's wife, Sharri...." the tweet began. "...hijacking his Twitter and proving that he does sleep." Sharri Schefter then posted a photo of her husband and their daughter passed out, snoozing hand in hand. The tweet was an instant hit among the ESPN reporter's 3.1 million followers, grabbing more than 2,000 retweets and 6,000 favorites in the first 20 minutes. Like most stories Schefter reports, this one seems to have legs. Read More »
With the unfortunate protests occurring in Ferguson, Missouri right now due to the no indictment ruling on the murder of unarmed black teen Michael Brown, it seems things are only getting more dangerous – not only for residents, protestors and law enforcement, but also for the ones reporting on the news. Sara Sidner of CNN was recently reporting on the riots and was hit in the head by a rock in the middle. And what’s most shocking? She didn’t even miss a beat! Read More »
Being banned from a soccer match is a usual occurrence, especially during a heated match. But it's very surprising when the players state they cannot concentrate because someone is too "beautiful." Katarina Sreckovic, Red Star Belgrade soccer reporter, was nearly axed from her job from being deemed "too attractive." Read More »
Find out how a reporter got confused by who Samuel L. Jackson was. Read More »
