After years of favoring frivolous news stories or serving as an outright promotional arm for the leagues they cover, sports reporters now find themselves in the same quandary as their political colleagues.
Political and Sports Reporters: Different Beats, Same Problems
Mon., Feb. 6, 2017
By Arthur Solomon
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