{"id":2040264,"date":"2023-09-21T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slimy-wapo-reporters-cower-away-from-interviewing-dave-portnoy-after-he-exposed-their-backhanded-journalism\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T16:08:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:08:15","slug":"slimy-wapo-reporters-cower-away-from-interviewing-dave-portnoy-after-he-exposed-their-backhanded-journalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slimy-wapo-reporters-cower-away-from-interviewing-dave-portnoy-after-he-exposed-their-backhanded-journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"WaPo reporters avoid interviewing Dave Portnoy after he exposed their biased journalism."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fslimy-wapo-reporters-cower-away-from-interviewing-dave-portnoy-after-he-exposed-their-backhanded-journalism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2040264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Barstool Sports Founder\u200b Dave Portnoy Takes on Corrupt Corporate Media<\/h2>\n<p>Yesterday, Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, demonstrated how to handle the corrupt corporate media by going on the &#8220;offense&#8221; and exposing a hit job by The \u200bWashington Post. Portnoy cold-called reporter Emily Heil after learning \u200cabout her\u200d planned negative article on his upcoming One Bite Pizza\u2063 Festival in \u200cBrooklyn. He confronted her for using dishonest \u2062media tactics.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy didn&#8217;t stop there. He\u2063 posted the phone call exchange on social media, which quickly went viral with nearly 30 million views. As a result, Heil and her co-writer Tim Carman retreated, protecting their tweets and canceling \u2062their scheduled interview with\u200d Portnoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I Caught Wind That The Washington\u2062 Post Was \u2062Writing\u200b A Hit Piece About Me And \u200dMy Pizzafest \u2064So I Did What\u200d I Do. I Went on \u2062the Offensive&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Portnoy knew that Heil had been contacting his festival&#8217;s advertisers, questioning their support \u200cfor a &#8220;misogynistic racist.&#8221; He confronted Heil about this during \u2062the call, and she immediately denied it. But Portnoy had \u2062evidence. He\u200d read aloud an email Heil had sent to one of his \u200dsponsors, \u2063where she accused him of &#8220;misogynistic comments\u200d and other problematic behavior.&#8221; Caught in \u200ca lie, Heil stumbled and later claimed it was just a &#8220;standard&#8221; media tactic.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy didn&#8217;t hold back. He\u200c called out Heil \u2064for her dishonesty and \u200dmotive to destroy\u200d his festival by creating a false image of him. He exposed her tactic of shaming sponsors and putting them in a box.\u2063 Heil&#8217;s attempt to justify her actions\u200b as &#8220;standard journalistic stuff&#8221; fell flat.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b a statement following the phone call, Portnoy\u2063 explained that he has learned not to give an inch when facing \u200chit pieces.\u200b Instead \u200dof letting the media dictate the \u200dgame, he decided to speed\u200b things up and make\u2064 them play by his rules.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy&#8217;s \u200coffensive strategy worked. He publicly humiliated Heil and Carman, discrediting their journalistic\u2064 integrity even before their\u2063 article was published. The \u2062public now knows what\u200b to expect and can see\u200c through their \u2062biased reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Heil&#8217;s\u200c damning \u200cemail being exposed, she still tried\u2064 to claim she was engaging in honest reporting. Portnoy called her out, highlighting how she could have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slimy-wapo-reporters-cower-away-from-interviewing-dave-portnoy-after-he-exposed-their-backhanded-journalism\/\" title=\"WaPo reporters avoid interviewing Dave Portnoy after he exposed their biased journalism.\">asked positive questions<\/a> about his \u2064contributions to \u2063the pizza and service industry. Heil&#8217;s attempt to end the conversation by inviting Portnoy for an interview the next \u2062day was seen as insincere. Portnoy pointed out\u2064 that if she truly wanted his perspective, she would have reached out to him in a fair manner.<\/p>\n<p>Although\u2062 Portnoy eventually agreed to the\u2064 interview, Heil and Carman canceled it after facing public \u2064criticism. Portnoy sarcastically expressed his lack of surprise at their decision \u2063on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The @washingtonpost just canceled the \u200c10am call. Shocker. They proposed\u200b 5pm instead. I said 10am or nothing. They refused. What could suddenly be more important \u200bthan this? The article has to come out Friday. So they&#8217;d leave \u2064themselves a few hours before going to print? \ud83e\udd9d\ud83e\udd9d&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Washington Post, claiming \u2063to be non-partisan, \u200chas a history of deceptive and biased journalism. They attack Christians, \u2064homeschoolers, and defend the Biden Administration without evidence. Portnoy&#8217;s call to Heil was a rare \u2064moment of accountability for the corporate media.\u200d They\u2063 are accustomed to spinning narratives and spreading lies\u2062 without facing consequences.<\/p>\n<p>But this time, Portnoy took away Heil&#8217;s power and\u200d credibility. He exposed her tactics and showed\u2063 the public the truth.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b How has Dave Portnoy&#8217;s confrontation with The Washington Post exposed the unethical practices of the \u200bcorrupt corporate media?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E believes the corrupt corporate media is a significant problem \u2064in today&#8217;s society. \u200dHe stated, &#8220;These people have an agenda, and they\u2062 don&#8217;t care about the truth or who they \u200churt along the \u2062way. They only\u200d care about pushing their \u200dnarrative\u2064 and destroying anyone who disagrees with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy&#8217;s actions\u2064 have sparked a larger conversation\u200b about the role of the media in \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walt-disney-teamed-up-with-john-wayne-ronald-reagan-to-take-on-communists-in-hollywood\/\" title=\"Walt Disney joined forces with John Wayne and Ronald Reagan to combat Communism in Hollywood.\">shaping\u2062 public opinion<\/a> \u200cand the tactics\u200b they employ\u2062 to advance their agenda. Many supporters\u200d of\u2062 Portnoy argue that the media has become biased\u2062 and manipulative, using their platform to push their own political ideologies.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u200d Portnoy&#8217;s ability \u2063to take on the corrupt corporate \u2064media and expose their dishonesty has resonated\u200b with many people who feel that their voices are being silenced by \u2063the mainstream \u2064media. \u200dHis actions have inspired others to stand\u2063 up against \u2062the media&#8217;s narrative and demand transparency and \u200caccountability.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics of Portnoy argue that his tactics\u2063 were aggressive and that \u200che should have handled the situation \u200bdifferently.\u200b They argue that confronting the media in such a confrontational manner only further perpetuates a culture of hostility and division.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, regardless of whether one agrees with Portnoy&#8217;s \u2062approach, it \u2063is undeniably effective \u2064in\u2064 exposing \u200bthe \u2062corrupt corporate\u200d media and bringing attention to \u200btheir unethical practices. The incident with The Washington Post has shed light on the media&#8217;s manipulation and their willingness to exploit \u200dindividuals for \u2062their own gain.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Dave Portnoy&#8217;s recent confrontation with The Washington \u2062Post highlights the ongoing battle between\u2063 independent voices and the corrupt corporate media. Portnoy&#8217;s\u200b actions have brought \u2063attention to \u2063the \u200bmedia&#8217;s dishonesty and manipulation and have \u200dsparked a larger conversation about the\u2063 role of the media \u200bin\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-and-big-techs-seismic-shift-to-the-left\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media and Big Tech\u2019s Seismic Shift to the Left\">shaping public opinion<\/a>. Whether \u2063one agrees with his methods or not, Portnoy&#8217;s \u200dactions have undeniably shed light on an important issue and have inspired others to push back against the media&#8217;s narrative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, taught a lesson on tackling corrupt corporate media. He took the offensive approach to counter a potential hit piece by the Washington Post&#8217;s Emily Heil on his upcoming Brooklyn One Bite Pizza Festival. 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