No objective journalism in New York?
I always knew that sports in New York get a little crazy, what with the fans and owners demanding instant performance from athletes, but apparently it goes as far as George Steinbrenner (or someone associated with him) telling broadcasters on the YES network (and baseball writers before YES existed) to say critical things of Alex Gonzalez. This is remarkable mostly because apparently it's normal in New York. Apparently George Steinbrenner has been doing this type of thing for a very long time.It just reduces the value of independent journalism even further than it already is in today's conglomerate-controlled, money-driven environment. When broadcaster's "opinions" are scripted by the officials on a baseball team, it means there really is no way to believe anything that a broadcaster says, which means you might as well turn off the volume when watching a baseball game. There are probably many that already do.
posted by Chris @ 3:45 PM
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