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Reporters With A Clear Conscience

Reporters, that’s what we thought we were until someone suggested that we are cheats …

WDSF is not the only sports governing body to report on its major competitions in a way that a regular media would. It does so because the regular media hardly ever report on DanceSport – at least not with the focus and the depth that our visitors here, our viewers on YouTube and our followers on the social media have come to appreciate.

WDSF has been commended by media professionals and by world sports leaders for the quality of its reporting. The “Live from …” blogs, the DanceSport Total YouTube channel and many of its other initiatives have been cited as best-practice models for sports federation communications.

The team that does the reporting has always been aware of its responsibility and it has gone to great length in ensuring that the coverage it produced is rigorously independent, absolutely free of bias – that it is objective and neutral at all times.

In recent weeks, however, the WDSF Communications team’s work has come under heavy critique. Certain articles that had been published here were – according to the one critic – biased in favour of certain couples and against others. Today the team stands accused – by the same person – of trying to influence the outcome of a championship through its work.

Preposterous!

By WDSF Communications on 14 November 2014 16:04

Jeffrey van de Schraaf on 14 November 2014 22:00

If the WDSF believe the post "independent, absolutely free of bias" news (which I personally certainly agree to), then why yield under the comments of 1 person. By doing this, you keep very important news away from presumably thousands of readers. This seems to me like an non-logical, non informed decision which does not reflect the opinion of all other readers who do appreciate the news posted here. Again: if the news is really "independent, absolutely free of bias" (which, again: I personally certainly agree to), then you have a clear business case to present to this 1 person.

I sincerely hope the WDSF communications team will revise this decision and make information available again.

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WDSF Communications on 15 November 2014 12:04

Hi WDSF Communications Team.... think about the 40.000 followers and many more who agree for 100% that the WDSF Communications Team have done a fantastic job in reporting and promoting all forms of dancesport to a worldwide audience over the last few years. You are the pioneers in the promotion of DanceSport and pioneers never give up

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STEFANO BERNARDINI on 14 November 2014 22:44

for us dancers, you are great, your work is 'useful and valuable for all of us, this is the most important thing ............ do not stop you are a light in the darkness, Stefano Bernardini

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Giuseppe Ferrarini on 15 November 2014 11:39

WDSF website is our primary refecence point for all news regarding our sport, which we all love. We are eager for news and information and we rely on you for this.
I strongly believe you are great at doing your work and the fact you might not be 100% unbiased never crossed my mind. I really hope you will review your decision so that all dancers around the world will have an opportunity to stay tuned and dance gets a good chance of being visible on the web.

Thank you for what you did until now and what (hopefully) you will continue doing.

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Piet Rullens on 15 November 2014 12:03

Hi WDSF Communications Team.... think about the 40.000 followers and many more who agree for 100% that the WDSF Communications Team have done a fantastic job in reporting and promoting all forms of dancesport to a worldwide audience over the last few years. You are the pioneers in the promotion of DanceSport and pioneers never give up :-)

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