re: Is journalism completely dead in the sports world today?

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I just watched the Kiffin presser since I wasted 3 hours of my life on that game and I couldn't believe that no one asked about the stupid high school formation maneuver in the second half that I'm convinced cost them the momentum and ultimately the game. That was one of the dumbest things I've ever seen in a college football game and not one soul brought it up.
Who are these people?

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Not just the sports world, in general "journalism" is either a puff piece or an op-ed piece designed to move product, whatever the product may be. Journalists have ALWAYS been despised. They used to be despised because they gave you the truth and it often felt like they were giving you hell (a spin on the Harry Truman story) but today they are despised because they only opine or spin. SOciety needs information. Op-ed pieces are fine and well, they have been a mainstay of journalism for ever...as have puff pieces...but that is ALL they do today. And they all cover the same stories...no one is interested in covering anything that isn't already being covered.