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Message: [QUOTE="BRS24, post: 5029131, member: 197"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2024/sports-society-divisiveness-media-journalism/?itid=ap_jerrybrewer[/URL] A lot of good things to consider about sports reporting. Please don't digress to politics. [INDENT][I]Long before every bouncing ball became politicized, a rage culture had developed within sports, spurred by social media, debate-show television and the financial collapse of the mainstream media. It led to an obsession with engagement, a decrease in curiosity and an abundance of empty communication delivered in the noisiest manner possible.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]The pursuit of truth now competes with the desire for attention.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Tired of jockeying for position, women are creating their own media companies. Fed up with being marginalized, the LGBTQ+ community has created its own news platforms. Determined to strengthen their brands, leagues, teams and even individual superstars have turned their house organs into complete orchestras.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Journalism is not a synonym for media. It is a separate category, and most of us consider it our sacred responsibility to collect, distill and distribute information and commentary to the broadest audience. So all of these struggles feel personal.[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]