Hey, Tiger: You need the media more than you think.

Ron Sirak: Give And Take Needed Between Woods And Media:

golfdigest.com 01 May '12, 1pm

Hey, Tiger: You need the media more than you think.

Red Smith, one of only four pure sportswriters to win the Pulitzer Prize, said of his profession: "Sportswriters are underpaid and overprivileged." What he meant is that in exchange for long hours and endless deadlines, we get a ringside seat to greatness, a front-row view of history. The trade is well worth it, or we wouldn't be doing what we do. The smart athletes understand this relationship. How they are portrayed in the media enhances their value. The better we understand them, the more accurately we can communicate to the fans their essence -- the more we can humanize them. This takes their value beyond the sporting world into the business world. They are a person and not merely a bunch of statistics. And that's why the move by Tiger Woods to skip a pre-tournament media session at this week's Wells Fargo Championship and replace it with a social media Q&A with fans i...

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@Toddo73 » 09 May '12, 10pm
RT @GolfWorldUS: RT: A message to @TigerWoods — you should be embracing the media. This is why: [link] (from @RonSirak)
@GolfWorldUS » 09 May '12, 6pm
RT: A message to @TigerWoods — you should be embracing the media. This is why: [link] (from @RonSirak)
@shadfromdc » 06 May '12, 2pm
Excellent RT @ronsirak: Given how things went at Wells Fargo, wonder what access Tiger will give to media at Players? [link]
@ronsirak » 06 May '12, 2pm
Given how things went at Wells Fargo, wonder what access Tiger will give to media at Players? Question to be asked: [link]
@stanny_golf » 03 May '12, 10am
RT @GolfDigestMag: "There is nothing to be gained from building barriers between the athlete and the media." | [link]
@GolfWorldUS » 02 May '12, 1pm
Did Tiger Woods make a mistake by skipping his pre-tournament press conference? @ronsirak says yes: [link]
@cwcllc » 01 May '12, 9pm
There has been a lot of chatter about Tiger Woods skipping a pre-tournament press conference and instead posting... [link]
@hriefs » 01 May '12, 8pm
.@TigerWoods conducted a fan Q&A instead of a media interview. Bad idea says @RonSirak. [link]
@ronsirak » 01 May '12, 7pm
ICYMI: My weekly [link] column is on Tiger doing a fan Q&A instead of a media interview. Bad idea: [link]
@GolfHolidaysInt » 01 May '12, 3pm
By skipping his pre-tournament press conference Tiger Woods is hurting himself, the media and fans: [link] @GolfDigest #golf
@Will_Ober » 01 May '12, 3pm
.@ronsirak on why @TigerWoods is making a mistake by shutting the media out: [link]
@DeadmanWorking » 01 May '12, 3pm
Photo by Getty Images: Red Smith, one of only four pure sportswriters to win the Pulitzer Prize, said of his pro... [link]
@dangled25 » 01 May '12, 3pm
RT @GolfDigestMag: Hey, Tiger: You need the media more than you think. | [link]
@GolfDigestMag » 01 May '12, 3pm
Hey, Tiger: You need the media more than you think. | [link]
@sthi1285 » 01 May '12, 3pm
Photo by Getty Images: What he meant is that in exchange for long hours and endless deadlines, we get a ringside... [link]
@lopresto » 01 May '12, 2pm
MT @ronsirak: Tiger might not agree, but the media could help him right now. [link] @TigerWoods Q&A failed to humanize him.
@eoincass » 01 May '12, 2pm
[link] great article from Ron Sirak on Tigers "Q&A"
@NanoswingTech » 01 May '12, 2pm
Golf news - Give And Take - By skipping his normal pre-tournament press conference at the Wells Fargo Championship, ... [link]
@EMichaelGW » 01 May '12, 2pm
A solid read RT @ronsirak Tiger might not agree, but media could help him right now. Why shutting us out is a bad idea: [link]
@NPGolfUpdates » 01 May '12, 2pm
Golf Latest: Give And Take - By skipping his normal pre-tournament press conference at the Wells Fargo Championship,... [link]
@milesdowsett » 01 May '12, 2pm
RT @ronsirak: Tiger might not agree, but media could help him right now. Here's why I thk shutting us out is bad idea: [link]
@StinaSternberg » 01 May '12, 2pm
RT @ronsirak Tiger might not agree, but the media could help him right now. Here's why shutting us out is a bad idea: [link]
@ronsirak » 01 May '12, 2pm
Tiger might not agree, but the media could help him right now. Here's why I think shutting us out is a bad idea: [link]
@AlexMyers3 » 01 May '12, 2pm
@SportsEsquire Guess you won't agree with @ronsirak on the role the media plays then in his latest column then... [link]
@10hcpGolfer » 01 May '12, 1pm
Give And Take [link]
@DanielHerber » 01 May '12, 10pm
RT @GolfDigestMag: Hey, Tiger: You need the media more than you think. | [link]
@GolfTweetSweet » 01 May '12, 8pm
Give And Take [link]
@golfsimplified » 01 May '12, 5pm
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RT @GolfDigestMag: Hey, Tiger: You need the media more than you think. | [link]
@wgtgolfnews » 01 May '12, 2pm
Give And Take [link]
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Give And Take [link]