Sports

Ignoring Title IX's Impact on Men's College Sports

A Times story on budget-cutting in university sports leaves out a major factor: The impact of the federal law Title IX, which has caused colleges to drop minor men's sports in the name of ...

Sportswriter William Rhoden Links Brett Favre, Job Loss

Throwing a flag on a liberal sports columnist's line about Brett Favre's on-again, off-again retirement plans: "In a fragile economy in which jobs are being lost, there is a poignancy in watching ...

'Evening News' Hits Against Metal Bat Manufacturers

CBS blames aluminum bat maker for horrible accident, familys lawyer calls metal bats a "weapon."

The "Heroic" Black Power Fists of the '68 Olympics

Radical chic in a front-page news story.

Sports Columnist Patrols the Sidelines for Sexism

Harvey Araton attacks sports media for sexism: "Intentional or not, the sports news media remain a male domain of empowerment where the shocking tale of a 12-year-old girl sexually assaulted three ...

New Book Destroys Credibility of Times' Duke Lacrosse "Rape" Coverage

Why did the Times believe in the Duke rape hoax so long? "[David] Brooks' brand of conservatism - so moderate that he rooted for the Democrats to win control of Congress in 2006 - still put him ...

Media Use Scandals to Disparage Entire Pro Sports Industry

Coverage of problems in NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball textbook example of media business coverage.

Editor Bill Keller Defends His Paper's Shoddy Duke Rape Hoax Coverage

Executive Editor Bill Keller says criticism of his paper's coverage of the Duke lacrosse case has "in some instances been unfair to the point of hysteria." But former Public Editor Daniel Okrent ...

Mommy, Where are the Heroes?

Tuesday was a sad day for sports fans.

After Duke, Sudden Concern for "Racial Overtones" in Rape Allegations

Faced with a black athlete as a suspect and an alleged rape victim who is white, the Times displays a concern for "racial overtones" totally absent in its shoddy coverage of the Duke lacrosse ...
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