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To Be Fair, Jay Mariotti Is An Expert On The Topic…
To Be Fair, Jay Mariotti Is An Expert On The Topic…
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 ...
The Curious Case of Jay Mariotti:  Blogger Bashing Is Bad Journalism
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 ...
Steroid Guessing Is Bad Journalism
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
Mariotti : Will Leitch Invented Blogging, Bad Journalism
Mariotti : Will Leitch Invented Blogging, Bad Journalism
cantstopthebleeding.com — 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 ... (more) Mariotti : Will Leitch Invented Blogging, Bad Journalism
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Creative writing with Jay Mariotti: 'Bad Journalism'
Alana G — ... Here are some other blogger takes on Mariotti's piece: Jerod Morris of Midwest Sports Fans (the one who "started" this particular battle) Hugging Harold Reynolds (absolutely destroys Mariotti line-by-line) Can't Stop the Bleeding (tells Mariotti, "check your libel laws, son!") Awful Announcing (points out Mariotti is a hypocrite... shocker!) Sportress of Blogitude (concedes that Maritotti is indeed the expert on "bad journalism") ...

990 words on the why Bulls should probably resign Ben Gordon
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... sure this will go over well. It's all at the Sun-Times' Full Court Press blog.  And it all comes back to Jay Cutler, of course. Also, in case you missed it, everyone's favorite former Sun-Times columnist got ripped to shreds all across the Web yesterday. His masterpiece of a column was on steroids and bloggers. Find it at Fanhouse, if you want, but I think I'll follow Stompy's edict and not give Jay the pageviews. Great posts here, here, and here. FreeDarko's tweets were dead on, as well. I feel like it has been too ...

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