"The Longer and Harder We'll Work to Pull Back that Veil"

On Monday the RTDNA Chairman Stacey Woelfel a.k.a my news director wrote a memo to Tiger Woods related to the incident that happened over the weekend. I'm not sure if Tiger really got it. But the memo is posted in Stacey's RTDNA Chairman blog and is addressed to Tiger.

Basically Stacey thinks that it's best for Tiger to open up. Releasing a statement through his website does a "disservice" to his fans and to his reputation. His life isn't private anymore since he has chosen to live his life by "cultivating" his "superstar sports status".

Tiger should listen to Stacey, I think. But of course, I don't know if it's going to do his reputation a lot of good since I don't know what the real story is.

But at this point, I honestly don't think staying silent is the best option either. The public's fascination about him will just fuel more and more media coverage. As Stacey said, "the longer and harder we'll work to pull back that veil." As a journalist I don't really care about Tiger's personal life. And I don't think it's my responsibility to tell the public about it. It's not a part of the public service that I'm entitled to perform. It's nothing like the healthcare option that could affect million people's lives. But I also know that the public are craving for more information and they won't butt out just like that.

What I'm, as a journalist, chasing after is an explanation of what happened that night. I know the public's curiosity isn't going to stop at that point. But that's Us Weekly's job, not ours.

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