The purpose of new technology is to democratize the system a little bit.

That’s probably a valid observation – that people who work in the sports department, whether it be at a newspaper or a radio or TV station, probably operate under some different expectations, if not guidelines,...

With the intrusion, and maybe rightly so, of legal concerns, medical concerns, business concerns, maybe some of that might be changing sports journalism a little bit – and maybe should change. The sports reporters of...

But sadly, the grim realities of life have started intruding into the fun and games – as is true in other areas, for example, the entertainment business, music, art, TV programming, movies. It’s the same...

Now the playing field is getting leveled for all reporters. If you’re a sports reporter, you’re very likely to be covering legal, ethical, business, health issues – as often as your colleague covering the courts...

The traditional role of journalism is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.

Maybe athletes and others in sports got a free ride for too long. Maybe it’s good that they’re being treated like everyone else in the world. One of the major roles of journalism is to...

The name recognition of the people involved has long been a factor in deciding what’s news. I tell my class, ‘If all of us go to a party on a Saturday night, and Tony Gwynn,...