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Jayski & other "Rumor Story sites" gets slammed
Though the popular "Jayski Silly Season Site" was never mentioned by name, it was easy to see it was the main target of this article, just read the last few stories on Jayski and you'll see this editor was tired of the lies.
Tired of seeing sites rack in money off of false statements (Web sites use their number of hits to draw sponsors, just like television does for ratings), Jayski is known for taking information deemed reliable (even if it comes from a crew member who thinks he'll be first to break a story, or a UPS delivery guy who spots a Company logo inside a team building, or driver seen playing golf with a rival team owner, and so on). The stories are posted to bring hits to the site, like Danica to Nascar? Khane to Toyota? or RCR to scale back to 2 teams? he then follows up with DENIED with an official response from a team or marketing manager. Now usually where there's smoke there's fire, so Danica does have Nascar as a possibility if the money on the table is large enough, and RPM is looking at other options for next season since Dodge continues to struggle, and RCR did confirm that sponsors Shell & Jack Daniel's haven't renewed thier deals yet. (Far cry from the headlines Jayski posts). Some of the stories even are foreseeable, like Truex to leave EGR? Everyone that follows Nascar knows he was leaving after his contract was up. Truex to Waltrip? That was easy to see also, since Ty Norris went to MWR and he's the one that got Truex a deal at DEI.
But is it fair to fans to post partially true headlines just to get more "clicks" to increase your viewership? Jayski has a monopoly on the rumor site and fans love to get information so he'll continue business as usual. Although, Jayski has gotten behind on his information latley (too busy counting his checks from ESPN), since information can be found all over the web before Jayski even has a clue.
It's a interesting article and fun to read, by the way: Robby Gordon to field 4 teams in 2010?
Read the article here:
http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/06/22/what-in-the-expletive-i...
Tired of seeing sites rack in money off of false statements (Web sites use their number of hits to draw sponsors, just like television does for ratings), Jayski is known for taking information deemed reliable (even if it comes from a crew member who thinks he'll be first to break a story, or a UPS delivery guy who spots a Company logo inside a team building, or driver seen playing golf with a rival team owner, and so on). The stories are posted to bring hits to the site, like Danica to Nascar? Khane to Toyota? or RCR to scale back to 2 teams? he then follows up with DENIED with an official response from a team or marketing manager. Now usually where there's smoke there's fire, so Danica does have Nascar as a possibility if the money on the table is large enough, and RPM is looking at other options for next season since Dodge continues to struggle, and RCR did confirm that sponsors Shell & Jack Daniel's haven't renewed thier deals yet. (Far cry from the headlines Jayski posts). Some of the stories even are foreseeable, like Truex to leave EGR? Everyone that follows Nascar knows he was leaving after his contract was up. Truex to Waltrip? That was easy to see also, since Ty Norris went to MWR and he's the one that got Truex a deal at DEI.
But is it fair to fans to post partially true headlines just to get more "clicks" to increase your viewership? Jayski has a monopoly on the rumor site and fans love to get information so he'll continue business as usual. Although, Jayski has gotten behind on his information latley (too busy counting his checks from ESPN), since information can be found all over the web before Jayski even has a clue.
It's a interesting article and fun to read, by the way: Robby Gordon to field 4 teams in 2010?
Read the article here:
http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/06/22/what-in-the-expletive-i...
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Permalink Reply by annaabbie'sDAD on
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I go yo Jayski cause they post driver/owner points the soonest after a race!
and thats all Jayski is good for.
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Permalink Reply by Keith on
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Yep,,, Yezterdey I kudnt even spell jurnalists. Now I is one!
singin........ "the internet is for porn"......... :)
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andfasebookinandtweeken
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Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on
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Agreed, Alan
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Permalink Reply by GrayAntiMatter on
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Well, they're not too far off sadly. Frontstretch? Racing One? They're not looking for guys with experience and degrees to provide commentary.
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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on
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??? Alot of times...yes...but not always reliable...just look at his last few posts "DENIED" is the follow up to the stories coming from the actual companies or teams.
Think you missed the point of what the guy was writing about. He was saying sites like that try to get hits by posting Headlines that aren't all true.
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Permalink Reply by brian campbell on
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JAYSKI IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT NOT FOR FACTS
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Permalink Reply by brewski on
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you can't make an omelet with out breaking some eggs, nor can you create a buzz with out a kazoo....huh?
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