The Plain Dealer's front page for Saturday, July 12, 2014. (The Plain Dealer) Media coverage of Lebron James’ decision to return to Cleveland was over the top, but that’s what sports media do. Sports reporters have a difficult job. They are often dismissed by “real” reporters as the people over in the toy room, not really doing real journalism, just reporting about games … [Read more...] about Homeward bound and over the top
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Corporate alliances put squeeze on sports journalism
Editor's note: This is an opinion article by John Shrader. Sports journalism is dead. That was the notion in late August, when ESPN abruptly ended its relationship with PBS’ “Frontline.” ESPN had partnered with “Frontline” for more than a year on a documentary film examining the NFL’s handling of head injuries. It looked like the perfect collaboration of the hard-hitting … [Read more...] about Corporate alliances put squeeze on sports journalism