Quote Originally Posted by BeastieRunner View Post
Shifty didn't do something along the lines of Gruden, that is for sure.

He still made a significant journalistic transgression and hand-waving it away doesn't make it better. Integrity is integrity.

It is common practice to verify facts of a story with sources before you publish in order to be as accurate as possible. Getting quotes exactly right, etc. Sending the full story in advance is unethical.

There are teams that wished Adam had come to them to give them that amount oversight, but he never did.

Speaking of integrity, he has apologized and said the criticism is fair.

I think it will hurt his journalistic integrity in the short turn but in the long run he'll be fine. He acknowledged it, said what he did was wrong, and apologized. The brief ding to his rep will be weathered well as long as this doesn't turn into a long history of ethical lapses.
Schefter is more along the lines of an entertainment journalist rather than a serious news journalist - he's part publicist whether he admits it or not, since most people is the sports or entertainment media are either reporter/publicist hybrids or analysts/specialists of some kind (like a former coach or someone versed in contract law).