In my previous post, I talked about "a superb journalism too comfortable or usually to go for the real sources." For better understanding, I reproduce below a very didactic text taken from a much longer friend Carlos Yametti . Bear in mind that especially stood out in bold:
History and Statistics
Until a few decades ago, were two subjects with very little development within football. There were few references on these topics: Escobar Bavio delved into the story with two highly recognized publications such as "Football in the Rio de la Plata" and "Alumni, School of Champions and the cradle of chivalry", the latter being a model of how to write and document a historical work. In the field of statistical yearbooks excelled Carlini (decades of 40 and 50) and Humberto Bissi (late 50's and early 60).
By 1970, these topics are beginning to gain greater importance, though timidly. The leader of historians and statisticians is Pablo Ramirez, who with the publication of his work in 8 volumes, "History of Professionalism," lays the foundation for such work to begin to be developed thereafter. Previously, Ramirez was able to raise awareness and bring together a large group of onlookers in these areas with interesting work in Sport magazine, a monthly supplement to The Graphic. But are the 114 bundles that make up his work, summaries of meetings and photos of all teams, which became an irresistible magnet for those with a passion accounted for the game's interest in understanding the past, soccer and mathematics. Many people make off scribbling strokes to count appearances, goals, runs and campaigns. Also arises the need to meet other data did not reflect the work, such as birth and the club's past, the origins of the players, etc. There they begin their work the researchers ...
Interlude: Source and
base back to what we said in the previous paragraph, "the basis", it seems interesting to note the difference between the "base" and "source" . Ramirez's work can be considered as the main base which have arisen all the statistics of professionalism, but we must not confuse it with the source. A database is a compilation of data from one or more sources, and those are managed well with the computer can confirm this. The sources from which has nurtured Ramirez to its history have been, basically, the newspapers La Prensa and La Nation, and for many periods, your personal log-probably-include additional sources, including files Graph: half in which he served for several years.
That said, I must emphasize that do statistical work from a base without further review other sources, is like having a movie than another, in turn, told us . The famous and trite "back to basics" at times might hold a surprise if we have taken as gospel base. He said further that many of the statistical work to be done based on the work of Ramirez were taken and repeated since then by a large number of media, with the risk of a possible error , to be repeated many times, tends to become an irrefutable truth . Personally
understand that the best source for the research are the daily newspapers and weekly publications, and the fact that editing a few hours / days of events meant that the relationship between them was less subject to interpretation and modifications from the point of view and were, essentially, a fitting description for what he had observed the reporter.
Other later publications consider them as a base and not as a source, as they are supported by a previous source. The exceptions are those works written by those who may have witnessed the incident. Some alternatives, such as journals for supporters, although they may have in its favor the fact of the issue "near time" should be taken with tongs as they may be impregnated with a hinchismo affecting historical truth.
addition, when a researcher has the possibility to use various sources in the course of an investigation, it is useful to consider the concept of "the most reliable source." By way of explanation two examples of what I consider the most reliable source:
1) In the case of an event that takes place outside the village (either outside or inside the country), it is preferable to take account information provided by half of the area. This, it is very important data regarding the host team, is relativized in the visitor, which can sometimes be little known to the local environment.
2) When the event is in the same locality, is important to know which of the various means of information provided by journalists or correspondents themselves, and which merely reproduced those. Basis, News Charts published in its 6 th edition, night, information from parties that had played during the day, which was repeated faithfully by various other means in its morning edition, even the errors easier to identify as such.
(...) But this work must have two edges important research on the side of seriousness in the search in different sources and abstraction of personal interests in the conclusions (for me, being sympathetic Boca Juniors I had no itching "to take" a great executioner Labruna-Boca-the top of the scorers table). On the side of the media, who are responsible for disseminating and publicizing the results, keep an open mind to recognize that evil is not in finding errors, but to avoid recognize and rectify. Historical revisionism simply intends to approach the truth and is not directed against anyone, because as we know, Errare humanum est .
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