David Shoalts, Terrible Journalist, Gets PUNKD by Ice Edge Joke
by Travis Hair on Apr 1, 2010 4:25 PM MST
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PrintFive For Howling's favorite Toronto "Journalist" David Shoats once again shows why he's the "best" in the business with this gem of a story in today's globe and mail. (Screen shot just in case they take it down) In it he outlines Ice Edge's dropping out of the bidding process for the Coyotes In order to buy an even more expensive team in the Manchester United of the English Premier League. Not only that, but to quote the story he says:
Ice Edge will finance the soccer purchase, which should be in excess of $1-billion, primarily through revenue bonds issued through the Stonehenge Municipality, just outside of London, England.
So basically he's saying that they're going to line up a BILLION dollars in financing while in other stories questioning the ability of the group to get the 160 million to get the Coyotes. What's hilarious is that this news came from nowhere. Absolutely nowhere. It's not like he made it up. He got it from a "source" and actually ran with it. Why would you do that? This is quite possibly the laziest ass reporting I've ever seen! I mean I hate the guy and make no bones about that but really? Where is your journalism degree from? Cracker Jacks University? Just to note. This entire thing is false!
One thing I love too is that local reporter Brahm Resnik, who appears to be auditioning for a job with the Globe, retweeted it immediately. Then 10 minutes later it fell flat and he and Shoalts both deleted the tweets about it. Hilarious. Brahm seems a nice enough guy, but is pretty bias on this issue.
UPDATE: It looks like the guys from IEH in fact were the ones behind the announcement. According to the Phoenix Business Journal:
The Globe and Mail went with the story and posted it on its Web site Thursday afternoon. Jones acknowledged it was all an April Fool's Day joke aimed at easing the mood around the Coyotes situation, which has been stirring passions in Canada.
Please let these guys get the team. If they're this good at F-ing with the media, actual ownership should be good times.
UPDATE 2: Per @dshoalts on twitter (David Shoalts' Twitter account): "One large mea culpa: I am sorry for being so incredibly stupid in falling for the Ice Edge "story." No excuse for this."
HAHAHAHAHAHA. That is all.
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FARKING HILARIOUS
PLAY HIM OFF KEYBOARD CAT
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 1, 2010 6:55 PM MST reply actions
What I really find hilarious about this is (besides the obviousness of the day)
Anyone with an internet connection and half a brain could have figured this was a prank within mere seconds even without calling Man U or anyone.
the Stonehenge Municipality, just outside of London, England.
There is no municipality of Stonehenge. There is no town of Stonehenge. There is no dell of Stonehenge. It’s a prehistoric monument. There are no Stonehengians (unless we’re talking about Australia or Jamaica.) with money to buy a team. The UK also doesn’t use the word municipality. Municipal yes. Parish, town, city… yes but there are no municipalities. And Stonehenge is just outside London like Flagstaff is just outside of Phoenix. It’s two hours away.
This is what i'm saying
Shoalts is a Moron and I love seeing him burned for it.
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
Well done, Travis.
And when I say that, I mean, damn fine job, sir. Nothing makes me happier than when piss poor reporting gets called on the mat. To quote our Stnehengian friends, “I say, old chap, fine work.”
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 1, 2010 9:42 PM MST reply actions
Your post is picked up by Puck Daddy
As Coyotes blog Five For Howling noted, the Globe & Mail in Toronto was the primary dupe, reporting the decision as fact (full screen grab here) three weeks to the day after it reported Ice Edge was having difficulty raising $160 million from banks to buy the Coyotes. Which would obviously make raising a billion for a soccer team a bit of a long-shot, one would imagine.
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I saw :)
He’s always good for a nice boost in traffic.
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
WE'RE NOT WORTHY WE'RE NOT WORTHY
Of how fuckin funny and how bad you burned that guy. Bout time some of these DA take some responsibility for the stupid crap they put out there!
There are two coyotes inside every fan, a good one and a bad one, so which coyote do you feed?
Gotta risk it to get the biscuit!
Just for some irony, Shoalts was the first reporter to “break” the story that I was pretending to be Brian Burke on twitter last year. Back then he even called Burke to confirm it wasn’t him — so apparently some stories are worth doing some fact-checking. Just not this one.
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that was you?
Have a point? Make it. Don't? Fake it.
by JaredFromLondon on Apr 2, 2010 6:34 AM MST up reply actions
I remember that.
Shoalts is just awful. He had to check that fact after I’m pretty sure it said FAKE in bio section. Real winner.
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
Well, the other guy in that case was Eklund…
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Apr 2, 2010 10:12 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, but Eklund was a day behind Shoalts. As I said at the time, even when reporting the incredibly obvious he’s still 24 hours behind the maintstream media.
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by Down Goes Brown on Apr 2, 2010 12:53 PM MST up reply actions
Good point. He needed conformation from Shoalts or Dreger before it becomes common knowledge
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Apr 2, 2010 5:04 PM MST up reply actions
Ted’s got your back too, Travis.
http://www.tedstake.com/2010/04/02/globe-and-mail-gets-punkd/
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between Ted Leonsis, Darren Pang, Dave Strader and the other folks that Travis and I have learned are reading the site recently, it’s been quite the revelation…
This story is just too good though…Shoalts has had a bone to pick in Phoenix for almost an entire year and this is a bit of the comeuppance…
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by Jordan Ellel on Apr 2, 2010 11:15 AM MST up reply actions
EPIC
rf of a dumbass who richly deserved to be punked to the max…..absolutely epic…..love it…couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy…..
Wait a minute, maybe they're punking everybody
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