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Twitter Is MURDERING ‘Journalist’ Steve Simmons After Publishing Auston Matthews COVID19 Diagnosis Article

Jun 19, 2020

We posted the Matthews’ positive diagnosis story despite it being from Simmons’s phlegm covered computer without commentary and about 2 minutes later Twitter turned into an electric factory of hate for the world’s worst sports journalist.
And Pro Tip: Journalistic integrity isn’t really a thing anymore.  You’re either creative or you’re an asshole.  Steve’s the latter for sure for way more than this.


Is Steve Simmons an asshole?  Unequivocally.
Is he a ‘shitbag’?  Not literally.
Is his grandstanding ‘holier than thou’ approach filled with lies about hot dogs and Phil Kessel myths?  From time to time.
Does he cry at ‘Donezo’ journalist group therapy on a bi-weekly basis?  I don’t know.
Listen, I think Steve is a garbage journalist and a complete asshole but I don’t think he did anything wrong by publishing Matthews’s diagnosis especially if Auston is fine and recovering at home and he checked in with all concerned parties.

Keep in mind.  The Sun’s legal dept would have cleared this as would his editor(s) so there wouldn’t be confidentiality. Plus, even though most of you are pissed, you wanted to know that too so don’t be a Doucher.
1. To the best of my knowledge, it’s not illegal to post a diagnosis if it’s accurate.  Simmons didn’t publish any private medical information or reproduce medical information like charts, etc. so he was literally just doing his ‘job’.
2. Simmons won’t get fired for this so stop asking for his fucking head in a hockey helmet. This is exactly what he gets paid to do and why they love him at The SUN. It’s about pageviews, baby. He was the only one greasy enough/with the balls to float that story but when you’re universally hated, who gives a shit right Steve? What. Are people now going to SUPER DUPER hate Steve for pointing out Auston Matthews Has COVID19 and is recovering just fine?


3. The anger coming from Simmons haters feeds my soul but are you the same people that beg for detailed injury reports and player transparency? Seriously?
This is more about people who hate Simmons having a public Steve Simmons bonfire on Social Media than anything else.
Did we know about Matthews’s diagnosis? Nope. Not a clue. If I had his diagnosis confirmed, I wouldn’t have posted it.
The reasons why?
1. One of our guys booted a Lowry story which was an honest mistake but decided as a company not to do that re people’s health. I’ll let other people take those bullets unless it’s innocuous.
2. We’ve been sued once this week by an NHL owner. Twice, isn’t a goal.

Oh, and 3. Because it DOESNT FUCKING MATTER.

If he has it or not, it doesn’t change anything.  The season is probably still not gonna happen and if it does, He’ll play.  So, what???  It makes me sick to my stomach, but I don’t think Simmons’s post was a big deal, IMO.
But keep those ‘Fuck Steve Simmons into outer space!” Tweets coming. I’ve had an erection for the past 30 minutes.


Have a Great Weekend!

DB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dean Blundell

Dean Blundell is a Canadian radio personality. Best known as a longtime morning host on CFNY-FM (The Edge) in Toronto, Ontario. In 2015 he was named the new morning host on sports radio station CJCL (Sportsnet 590 The Fan). Dean started his career in radio in 2001 and for nearly 20 years been entertaining the radio audience. Dean’s newest venture is the launch of his site and podcast which is gaining tremendous momentum across North America.

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