Should The Athlete's Life Be Public Info?

Last week, Sixers' star forward Andre Iguodala was sued for child support, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.The Inquirer's story does not provide any details about Iguodala's performance on the court but it does talk about Iguodala's $80 million, six-year contract and other details of the guy's life. For instance:The suit lists Iguodala's address as the Phoenix, a luxury high-rise in Center City. In January 2007, Iguodala paid $1.775 million...

TIME Mag Documents The Decline of Mankind.

BE AFRAID. Very afraid.Why? Well, over the years, TIME magazine has told you why you should be scared. For instance, in this cover story (left), they say that children are under the constant assault of hucksters of porn. And that was back in 1976, way before the Internet.TIME has also told you that the world will crumble because of crack babies, devil worshippers, foul language, drugs, Pokemon, fat people, guns and the population splurge.Magazines...

Did The Blogger Do Ibanez Wrong?

A SPORTS BLOG insinuated that the massive season Raul Ibanez is having may be because of reasons less than natural (performance enhancing drugs?). The blogger appeared on ESPN with a pair of traditional media types. Check out their discussion.Did the blogger do anything wrong? Or are the traditional media folks getting up on their high and mighty for no good reas...

You Are So Busted. And Now Everybody Knows.

THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES RECENTLY launched a website highlighting pictures of people arrested in their circulation area over the past 24 hours.Check it out here. There are people busted for everything from drug dealing to attempted murder. There are also DUI's, driving without a license, burglary charges, battery and a handful of people for whom charges are not identified.Is it journalism? Does that information help readers in their everyday lives?...