Really Bad Press - I need some help!

[camilian]

I know all press is good press, but in this article http://tinyurl.com/4ul33 I am made out to be a pervert that poops in front of children. What they are saying I did is Immoral and illegal, and not true. If they would have listened to the show in question, they would have known that it was pitch black, there were no children around, and NO one saw anything.

That said, they also screwed up the rest of the article. Final Wipe is not a sponsor, they were just nice enough to send me some product. There is a fence in my back yard, in fact two fences between me and the school, so it is not like I was pooping in the schoolyard. The reporter keeps calling the page poopcaster - which is wrong.

I love the line where I say, "Obviously, I will eventually go on to something bigger." anyone that listens to the show knows that I know I am an untalented hack. I do the show just for fun and don't believe I am ever going to be a "star" because of it. Hell I DON'T want to be a star!

I have asked the editor to correct the story online and print a retraction in the newspaper.
Please write the Arbiter and tell them the same. This could potentially cause legal issues for me and my wife could easily lose her job over it because of the profession she is in. Please help me on this one guys. Thanks.

BTW - this is not sour grapes for the bad review, I love bad reviews... but this could potentially hurt my family.

[allthewhile]

Dude, I mean no offense, but you do a show that has large segments and themes focused on pooping. I mean I'm not really worried that you're doing anything to little school children, but the fact that you do disgusting things for the sake of your show is a little childish. Shouldn't you be welcoming shock and disgust with open arms?



In other news, that guy gets paid to write that? Phew, it seemed more like a forum post than an article.

[camilian]

Oh dude, I LOVE shock, disgust and being childish! But this guy is claiming that I am doing something that is more shocking and disgusting then I would EVER do, and is VERY illegal.

[Craig]

Chris, it should come as no surprise that I'm no fan of your show...in fact my only exposure to it was during an interview on Podcast411 and that was more than enough. But having read the article in question it's my personal opinion that unless you carry out the "experiments" in question you don't have anything to be concerned about. If you're still concerned, you may want to cover yourself by announcing in your show and on your site that the experiments were a joke and you have no intention of actually carrying them out as they would cross your own boundaries of what's appropriate. That should take care of any gray areas the reporter has opened up. (Assuming you mean it.)

Craig

[camilian]

Craig, glad to hear you don't listen to the show... would be a little hard to take you seriously if you did.
You are completely correct, I was just having a knee jerk reaction to an article that is filled with total lies and makes me out to be even more repulsive then I am.

Thanks

[notyourusualbollocks]

The Feds over there have a whole department dedicated to poop crimes don't they? Watch your back!

Seriously, it would seem that Craig's probably got the best idea. You may also want to add a disclaimer to your site and every show? Not sure how much this would help legally but it may warn people of the content.

If it does become a witch hunt, you can always migrate to the UK. We're a nation of poop and fart obsessed individuals.

All the best...

MK
Not Your Usual Bollocks Music Show
www.notyourusualbollocks.squarespace.com

[GattoMedia]

1. There is a correction at the bottom of the article now.

2. About whether or not that is a sponsor, according to the transcript you said it was. So the reporter is right.

2. The only aggregious journalistic error is that the reporter stated you pooped in front of kids. You could sue on the grounds of libel, but you would have to prove that your reputation was sufficiently tarnished or that you lost business, etc.

3. I can't imagine how your wife would lose her job on this. If that were to happen you would have very good grounds for a lawsuit.

4. If you're doing this just to get publicity for your site, good job.

5. While I haven't visited your site, I would defend your right to free speech. But free speech you must remember is a two-way street.

[camilian]

1. There is a correction - I have emailed the A&E editor and thanked him for doing this. It is a bit lame... but having worked in the media I know this is how they handle retractions.

2. What transcript? What I am quoted as saying? I NEVER said most of what I am quoted. Final Wipe didn't even send me a box of product till AFTER I did the interview. He said they were a sponsor before I even knew if I liked the product or not!
This guy did the interview while watching the superbowl (I heard it in the background) told me he had not listened to the show yet, and when I told him "don't do an article on me, do it on Bandtrax and podcasting" he seemed interested and let me talk about podcasting for a good 20 minutes and then never mentions it in the article.

3. I live in a very small community and this could happen. This is truly the only thing I was mad about, I just felt I needed to show how wrong this person was all through the article.

4. She works in a job that deals with children. We live in a small town. Yes we could fight it, but if this article was not FULL of errors I would not have to.

5. Not doing this for publicity. If that were the case I would not make myself out to be a pervert. This is why I was trying to turn this guy onto podcasting. I would rather Bandtrax get the publicity then have people know about my show. My show sucks, and I know it. I would much rather have people listen to some of the great shows that are available here.

6. I agree, but when something is stated as NEWS and is inaccurate it needs to be pointed out.

[Craig]

Just out of complete curiosity, if you live in such a small community and your wife works with kids, why would you do a show like this in the first place? Wouldn't it just be a matter of time until news about the nature of your show worked its way around the community and ended up having a negative effect on your wife's job in one way or another anyway? Or do you live in a pretty liberal town?

Craig

[camilian]

I doubt me pooping would have any negative effect on my wife's job.
But pooping in front of children would.

People need to get over being scared of poop. It is one of the few things in life that everyone does. It's not like my show is perverted, it is VERY tame.

When I have interviews, we have intellectual poop discussions most of the time. I just had a guy on to talk about composting human waste, might sound like a sick idea, until you look into the facts and see that it could save lives in many third world countries.

Yes, I do "poop experiments" which are really the only edgy thing I do on the show, but they are always done in good taste.

If everyone was open about their body functions, the world would be a better place.