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Creative writing with Jay Mariotti: 'Bad Journalism'
alanag.com - 7/1/2009
Creative writing with Jay Mariotti: 'Bad Journalism'
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I was warned by my "blogging buddies" that Jay Mariotti's latest piece on FanHouse might make my eyes bleed. 1) It's an attempted assassination of blogs (on a blog... can't we stop this blog-on-blog violence please?) 2) It's completely misguided and about three weeks too late, and 3) It's ...
The Curious Case of Jay Mariotti: Blogger Bashing Is Bad Journalism
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com - 6/30/2009
The Curious Case of Jay Mariotti: Blogger Bashing Is Bad Journalism
— huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com — Jay Mariotti, a blogger himself on a big-name platform built into a powerhouse by none other than... a blogger, is the latest multi-platform rambler in the vein of the Bissingers and Rosenthals of the world to jump into the blogger vs. journalist war of words, albeit weeks late. (more) The Curious Case of Jay Mariotti: Blogger Bashing Is ...

Comments vote down Hugging Harold Reynolds Hugging Harold Reynolds posted 6/30/2009posted this
Steroid Guessing Is Bad Journalism
jay-mariotti.fanhouse.com - 6/30/2009
Steroid Guessing Is Bad Journalism
— jay-mariotti.fanhouse.com — by Jay Mariotti I am one of the fortunate ones. Twelve months a year, I'm paid to... dispense information and opinions on a major Web site read by millions, not to mention a major TV network watched by millions. I don't have to STRRRRRETTTTCCH THE TRUTH ... (more) Steroid Guessing Is Bad Journalism

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To Be Fair, Jay Mariotti Is An Expert On The Topic…
sportressofblogitude.com - 6/30/2009
To Be Fair, Jay Mariotti Is An Expert On The Topic…
— sportressofblogitude.com — In his latest Fanhouse column, Jay Mariotti states that steroid guessing is bad journalism - and as... mentioned above, being a world-renowned expert on bad journalism, Mariotti should be considered the go-to guy on the topic. Before he gets into his diatribe against bloggers, Will Leitch, in ... (more) To Be Fair, Jay Mariotti Is An Expert On The Topic…

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Midwest Sports Fans:  Jay Mariotti and the Sports Blogosphere Continue to be BFFs

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Jay Mariotti and the Sports Blogosphere Continue to be BFFs
Midwest Sports Fans — ... (from a less than reputable source) into a public forum and watched the shit hit the fan. The latter engaged in what was meant to be a fairly reasoned analysis of Ibanez’ career trajectory and at no point directly accused the Phillies OF of anything other than getting off to an especially hot start. While Leitch received relatively little flack from the mainstream media or his blog bro’s at the time, Morris was fed to the wolves on national TV. Creative Writing with Jay Mariotti: ‘Bad Journalism’ — (Alana ...

The Links: The Pistons get their men, Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon both sign
It's Just Sports — That series against Boston made Mr. Gordon a lot of money. Have a tip for The Links? E-mail patrickhayes13@gmail.com . Bookmark It's Just Sports or subscribe to our RSS feed . Alana G : A nice roundup of ripping on Jay Mariotti. It never gets old. Maize N Brew : Could Michigan host Georgia in 2010? Mack Avenue Tigers : Looking at potential Tigers trade targets. TrueHoop : Taking back the 'genius' tag from Joe D. Need4Sheed : Charlie V. is now a Piston, for about $35-$40 million. Detroit Bad Boys : And Ben Gordon is too. ...

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cantstopthebleeding.com 6/30/2009 — It took AOL Sports’ Jay Mariotti a couple of weeks to weigh in on Jerod Morris’ much-maligned essay on Raul Ibanez’ pre-DL offensive explosion, claiming “Morris made a fool of himself during a panel discussion on ESPN’s Outside The Lines.” That’s not ...
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bootleggersports.com 7/14/2009 — Thanks God for steroids? The fervor over a sports blogger’s post about Raul Ibanez and possible steroid use is just now dying down and yet columnist Jay Mariotti continues on, ‘undaunted’. In case you don’t remember, a writer at Midwest Sports Fans posted an article, ...
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Jay Mariotti and the Sports Blogosphere Continue to be BFFs — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
As many of you know, I love Jay Mariotti and I greatly respect his work as a meticulous and humble conduit between sports fans and the sports that he so diligently covers. (waiting…) (waiting…) Are you laughing yet? You should ...