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Tipping off media

  • 30-04-2008 1:07am
    #1
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭


    Just out of curiousity, if someone knew something that was pretty big news (front page stuff), but had no evidence, and no way of getting it, is there a way that they can tip off journalists?
    An anonymous comment line for example?

    Just curious, they must have something:)


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  • #2
    kevmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 242 ✭✭kevmac


    Simple: Ring Newsroom, ask to speak to a reporter (or named reporter) give info, off the record, elaborate if possible, and put the phone down.


  • #3
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    OK thanks.


  • #4
    Pen1987
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Pen1987


    Ask For Money Before You Give >>>all<<< The Info!


  • #5
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    The_Minister wrote: »
    ...but had no evidence, and no way of getting it....

    Errr???


  • #6
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    monument wrote: »
    Errr???
    If you knew something really bad, but had no evidence yourself (or knew where the evidence was but couldn't get it), could you not tip them off and then they would investigate?


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  • #7
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    Sorry, in that case, yes.


  • #8
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    Pen1987 wrote: »
    Ask For Money Before You Give >>>all<<< The Info!
    Money??
    There is money involved?


  • #9
    pentiumchips
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭pentiumchips


    is this a ucd story? and is it related to data protection failures? just curious...


  • #10
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    pentiumchips wrote: »
    is this a ucd story? and is it related to data protection failures? just curious...
    It is hypothetical.
    And no to both the above.


  • #11
    shakin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭shakin


    if its that big it must be worth a few k's. thetabloids will pay more!!!!:D


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  • #12
    jdivision
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,260 ✭✭✭jdivision


    shakin wrote: »
    if its that big it must be worth a few k's. thetabloids will pay more!!!!:D
    This isn't Britain. Most will tell you f off if you ask for money


  • #13
    Pen1987
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Pen1987


    jdivision wrote: »
    This isn't Britain. Most will tell you f off if you ask for money


    they will in their arse, if its a decent story you'll get a few quid for it.


  • #14
    jdivision
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,260 ✭✭✭jdivision


    Pen1987 wrote: »
    they will in their arse, if its a decent story you'll get a few quid for it.

    Have you worked in media? I've worked for three newspapers and none of them has ever paid for a story.


  • #15
    Pen1987
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Pen1987


    I do. and before I worked in it I have tipped off reporters about stories and been rewarded.

    If you've got an "exclusive" (not nescessarily a big flashy item, but something nobody outside an organisation would know about... i.e. if you're an insider) papers will pay you a bit, price would depend on how 'exclusive', especially tabloids with celeb or crime stories or biz papers on poor business practice stories.


  • #16
    chekov
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭chekov


    Just out of interest....

    How can you know something without having any evidence?


  • #17
    Pen1987
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Pen1987


    well if it was going to eventually be possible to get evidence to support a claim (tip of) you were going to supply a paper, then the paper would pay, if the story could be run legally in the end.

    Even if you did have evidence the paper would still be obliged to investigate it, no matter what you supplied them with or the lawyers wouldnt allow them to run it.

    Person supplies the tip off, paper provides the evidence basically.


  • #18
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,822 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    chekov wrote: »
    Just out of interest....

    How can you know something without having any evidence?

    Wait, shouldn't that be in the atheism forum? :pac:


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