The Future Of Journalism…?

We are in a very uncertain age for journalism, both in its presentation as well as its credibility.  Any time news is reported in our current “truthiness” climate, one has to take it with a grain of salt.  Each journalistic body’s slant is more evident than ever before and somehow it is still taken as the absolute truth.  It’s a sad day when a good number of young Americans turn to “Comedy Central” for their trusted news source and eschew something called “Fox News.”  The line between opinion and fact has never been more blurred and it seems to be working (much to my chagrin).  But could hope be found in a Deadspin article where someone goes around showing people photos of Brett Favre’s penis?

The Continuance of Athletic Exceptionalism

We have a big problem on our hands, folks.  A lot bigger than the problem currently sitting in the lap of Brett Favre, the seemingly untouchable paragon of All That Is Good In Sports, currently mired in a scandal that directly involves his (alleged) groin centric self-portraits.  A problem with higher stakes than the one that is saddling the Jets organization and their mistreatment of women, stemming from the Ines Sainz situation a few weeks ago and a further Deadspin report of Favre’s mishandling (literally) of two Jets message therapists.  Much bigger, really.  We have a problem with our sense or reality, and our sense of morality.