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New Journalism Demands a New Voice

New Journalism Demands a New Voice

Posted on 08. Mar, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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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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Maybe Objectivity is Oppression in Disguise

Maybe Objectivity is Oppression in Disguise

Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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If you’ve caught any of the Arizona Cardinals’ games on TV during their exciting playoff run, more likely than not you heard the commentators talk about Larry Fitzgerald senior,  father of Cardinals’ receiver Larry Fitzgerald junior, and show him covering the game from the press box above the field.
Larry Fitzgerald senior is a sports reporter [...]

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