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Message: [QUOTE="Alydar, post: 4054417, member: 730"] The holy grail of sports journalism is tears. Making the athlete cry on camera. That's what is being done when an athlete loses and is asked "how does it feel?" They are looking for vulnerability & emotion. That's what the writer was doing when they asked Westbrook "what changes are needed" after Tenn lost her last game in orange. The players are in a vulnerable state and the writers use that. They are looking for provocative reactions that can be milked. Westbrook is still being trashed over on VN for her honest answer, an answer that had been offered for months or years on the LV boards. It can also be seen on the broadcasts of games, when the camera zooms in on a player for the losing team when she is sitting on the bench at the end of a game. They are waiting for tears. Fans want the women's game to be on a level with the Men? Tough interviews go with the territory. [/QUOTE]