Capitals great Rod Langway has a daughter who wants to have a father

Dont know if anybody saw this, but a really interesting article about Rod Langway and his daughter. Well worth reading.

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Interesting, but it was just a little uncomfortable reading about all this in the paper. Maybe it’d be pertinent if he was still active, but why now? And it seems as if the mother may be as much to blame for the situation as Rod.

I don't see it...

by OldPhil on Nov 27, 2009 12:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Because the (Com)Post right now only seems interested in tearing certain individuals down with their journalism.

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by Caps Nut on Nov 27, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m in some agreement on this. The tone of the article was a little off. Neither parent is saying exactly what happened, so you know it isn’t pretty. Compare this story to the one Mike Wise did on Brashear last year. Whatever you think of him personally, Wise wrote a masterpiece (he said it took him a year to do all the research and contact all the parties). This story, not so much.

The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill.

by gfcaps fan on Nov 27, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It seems that this is one more example of a child who doesn’t know her father since her parents were so badly estranged. I’ve known some people who’ve had similar stories.

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by CapsFan75 on Nov 27, 2009 4:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I think it was clear from the story that both sides (by which I mean parents, not the daughter) were to blame for the situation, and I don’t think it was intentionally slanted against Langway. That said, the story was written about Hannah Sasscer from her perspective, and she was much more forthcoming than either Langway or her mother Scarlett. Inevitably, her perspective is going to be biased. I think the writer did a pretty good job of trying to keep things balanced despite relatively little cooperation from Langway.

In contrast, the Brashear article received pretty good cooperation from all parties involved, making it much easier for the writer to tell all sides of the story.

by LSF76 on Nov 29, 2009 11:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

But what is the reporter’s obligation when one party (or more than one) isn’t willing to cooperate? I’m not sure of the purpose of the story. Is it to highlight a first-class high school athlete? Females don’t usually get major coverage, so obviously having a famous parent helped a lot. Is that the entire reason the article was written? Looking for the sensational?

The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill.

by gfcaps fan on Nov 29, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The “purpose” of the article was to tell an interesting, compelling story. That’s the purpose of all feature stories. In this case, the story was relevant to Caps fans because it involved a former Cap star, but these kinds of stories get written all the time.

by LSF76 on Nov 29, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The reporter’s obligation is to give everybody the opportunity to tell their side of the story, which this one does. I read that and it didn’t read as sensationalistic, just sad for everyone involved.

If reporters buried every story in which they got a “no comment,” newspapers—and blogs, for that matter—would be blank.

by Forsch31 on Nov 29, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting, sad, and uncomfortable all at the same time. Not sure the title is accurate: she doesn’t act like she wants a father; she acts like she wants to hate her father. Not that I blame her…

by Ginga on Nov 29, 2009 2:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

This seems like a public outing of some very private issues. Not sure why this deserved such a long piece in the Post – there were no revalations, just that it’s a family with some serious problems. Uncomfortable, definitely. I think Hannah will regret making this public.

by katzistan on Nov 29, 2009 7:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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