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Journalists discuss
equal access issue
By DOUG AUBE
Sports Editor
The subject of women reporters in the locker room har transcended
from the sports pages to the forefront of news over the last couple of
months.
The issue at hand concerns equal access for women reporters, and this
was the topic of a panel of professional journalists in Monday night's
Society of Professional Journalists meeting.
"The issue is not whether women should be allowed in the locker
room, but rather that women reporters should be granted equal access,"
The State sports writer Lezlie Patterson said. "I just want the opportunity
to do my job without having to sit and wait for the athlete to be brought
to me."
The controversy started when Boston Herald reporter Lisa Olson
claimed several New England Patriots players exposed themselves to her
and made crude comments. The National Football League has an open
locker room policy for men and women.
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue assigned an independent council to
investigate, and findings from that report have led to fines for the players
involved.
However the issue did not end with the league's findings. Equal access
rights have become fair game for discussion and criticism between NFL
players, coaches, owners and the media.
The host of The Sparky Woods Show, John Prichett, said the answers
lie in the legality of the rights of the media.
"I believe that any fundamentally strong argument for the right of the
media in general to be in the locker room has to be corralled in some
constitutionality, Prichett said. I think we are going to see probably the
National Football League Players Association begin to get together as a
group and look for general council to decide if their own constitutional
rights are being violated."
Nancy Clark, who covered the Cincinatti Reds and Bengals and is a
former USC broadcasting professor, said she feels television in general
needs to be able to capture the emotion of the players immediately following
the game.
'Television needs the flavor, the tears, the jumping and the hollering
and the hugging," Clark said. "If you wait until they've gotten showered
and gotten dressed and all that, what you get afterwards are really dry
quotes."
USC has a separate interview area where athletes and coaches can be
interviewed after the game. The locker room is closed to all media.
Collin Mackie, place kicker for this past season's USC football team
said, "I feel like the locker room is our own little area. We deserve some
privacy. The present USC system is good for me."
There are also a number of NFL players and coaches who believe their
rights are being violated, and they say they would like to see the open
locker room rule changed.
All three members of the SPJ's panel agreed that the issue is a hot
topic and one that won't soon go away.
"We need to get a large group to get a good scope of what the feeling
is for the media," Prichett said. 'Together along with the National Football
League, they have to make a stand on it The key is equity. Those
two people have to decide what they can give on and what they need to
have."
Around the Metro Conference
From Staff Reports
Cincinnati (2-2) ? After a 2-0 start, the Bearcats lost their shooting
touch by averaging only 32 percent from the field in their last two
games, with losses to Kentucky and Miami (Ohio).
Florida State (2-1) ? The Seminoles defeated Morgan State 89-48
allowing the least amount of points for an FSU team since the 1986-87
season.
Louisville (0-1) ? The Cardinals lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in their
season opener 72-52. Louisville's 52 points were the lowest point total
for the team in 104 games.
Memphis State (3-1) ? The Tiger's three front-court starters, center
Todd Mundt and forwards Ernest Smith and Kevin Allen, combined for
50 points in the team's 104-79 win over Prairie View A&M.
Southern Mississippi (2-0) ? The Golden Eagles' two victories over
Hawaii-Loa and Alabama give the team 12 wins in their last 13 home
games.
Tulane (2-1) ? The Green Waves' season opening win over Rice
snapped a 12-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Virginia Tech (3-0) ? The Hokies opened the season with wins over
Virginia Military Institute, James Madison and William & Mary.
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