If Quotes Are Questioned, Editors Should Play the Tape

By: E&P Staff In a New York magazine article published in August, New York Giants all-pro tight end Jeremy Shockey allegedly called Dallas Cowboys Coach Bill Parcells a "homo." When the media gang-tackled Shockey afterward, he shouted that he was misquoted and claimed that New York Contributing Editor Chris Smith, who authored the article, was simply trying to hype the interview.

Smith responded by disclosing he had kept an audio tape of their conversation that proved Shockey was quoted accurately and in context, and the magazine announced it would stand by its story.

So why won't the magazine release the tape? Read more in Allan Wolper's latest column.