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T.O. Much Coverage — 11.24.09

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Graham Kates.

Terrell Owens went through a typical tumultuous week.

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New Journalism Demands a New Voice

Posted on 08. Mar, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

A friend pointed me to Ben McGrath’s recent article in The New Yorker titled “Roid Warriors” a few days ago. The article is about the New York Daily News’ I-Team, an investigative sports unit that finds itself digging up steroid scandals more and more lately.
I ran into the same friend the next day, and she [...]

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Something is Different: How the Media is Covering the Phelps Scandal

Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

Not surprisingly, in the days following the Michael Phelps’ bong picture and subsequent admission of acting in a “youthful and inappropriate way,” hundreds of articles have been written on the topic. What is surprising, however, is the sympathetic angle many of the articles have taken.
Radley Balko of The Agitator wrote a fictional post entitled “A [...]

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