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sportsjournalism.org - 11/5/2009

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After some fisticuffs in The Washington Post newsroom the other day, the man landing the bout's only punch said, "Aw, it was nothing. In the old days in the sports department at the New York Daily News, we had so many fights that we didn't even look up." I'm not sure sportswriters have more ...

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"Aw, it was nothing. In the old days ... we had so many fights that we didn’t even look up." http://bit.ly/vsFUK 25 days ago

I've seen reporters toss a chair and doughnuts -- but I got nothing on the Wash. Post (or sports writers generally): http://bit.ly/DeIQq 11/5/2009

WashPost fistfight is bringing out all kinds of stories. Here's more from the sports desk: http://bit.ly/vsFUK (h/t @romenesko) 11/5/2009

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