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npr.org - 5/2/2008
Bissinger Responds to iKerfuffle*
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Recently on Bob Costas's HBO show "Costas Now," Pulitzer Prize-winning sports journalist Buzz Bissinger and Deadspin editor Will Leitch had a heated debate about the merits of traditional vs. new forms of sports coverage. Actually, most of the heat came from Bissinger, who said blogs are "dedicated to cruelty, they're dedicated to journalistic dishonesty, they're dedicated to speed." (Watch ...

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Deadspin:  Buzz Bissinger talks to NPR. So all of us ... [Buzz Bissinger]

Sports stories from Newsday:  Buzz Bissinger considers Will Leitch a nice guy, actually

Sports Media Journal:  More Buzz…Less Angry…Still Half Misguided

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Buzz Bissinger talks to NPR. So all of us ... [Buzz Bissinger]
Deadspin — Buzz Bissinger talks to NPR. So all of us can go back to our work now. [NPR]

Buzz Bissinger considers Will Leitch a nice guy, actually
Sports stories from Newsday — ... It's Buzz Bissinger himself, father of "Friday Night Lights" and crazy uncle of the blogosphere, telling NPR he regrets his behavior on "Costas Now," including his withering attack on witty wiseacre Will Leitch. ...

More Buzz…Less Angry…Still Half Misguided
Sports Media Journal — In case you missed it, Buzz Bissinger talked about blogs again yesterday durng an interview on NPR . He was a lot more calm in this interview, which was part of a larger discussion focusing on his work chronicling the life of Barbaro.  He said he regretted his tone on the Costas NOW program but is still passionate in his oppositon to blogs. He mentions on a couple of occasions that not all sports blogs are bad.  That’s a good first step.  He still, however, seems to not understand the purpose of blogs.  He also continues to be confused as to the difference between a post and ...

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