I just wrote the following missive and sent it to the ESPN ombudsman.
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Journalist’s Choice
A journalist has one job: to inform. That task takes two forms; telling the facts, nothing but the facts and leaving it to the audience to comprehend it for themselves, and telling the different perspectives of a story.
I feel that a journalist’s overriding responsibility is to, above all!, tell the truth. I understand the view [...]
Criticism
I figure I should clarify something. If I criticize something, that does not necessarily affect my enjoyment or lack thereof regarding what I examine.
I can deride a movie for its flaws, like, for example, Druids, which is a deeply flawed movie. It was a serviceable movie on its own, but as you watch it, it [...]
Age vs Change
“Show me a young conservative and I’ll show you a man without a heart. Show me an old liberal and I’ll show you a man without a brain.” — Attributed to Winston Churchill1.
Taken one way, the quote rings true. Young people are liberal. They believe in change and moving forward. As they age, [...]