Do You Believe The Journalist or the Athlete?

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS' WIDE receiver Dwayne Bowe is quoted in ESPN the magazine as saying:"You hear stories about groupies hanging out in hotel lobbies, but some of my teammates had it set up so there was a girl in every room. The older guys get on MySpace and Facebook a week before we go to a city; when a pretty one writes back, they arrange to fly her in three or four days in advance. They call it importing." The quote caused a stir - so much that...

Teens Dress Like Werewolves. Details at 11.

A BUNCH OF KIDS dress like werewolves - sporting tails, cat-eye contact lenses and fake fangs. Is that ne...

If the Prez Travels, Should the Media Follow?

THE MEDIA USED TO TRAVEL with the president of the United States wherever the president went. To maintain objectivity, they paid for their flights - whether it was on Air Force One or a chartered flight.Now, in the era of media outlets trimming their expenses, fewer journalists are accompanying the president.Is that something to worry about? Are we unlikely to see and hear more perspectives, angles and ideas? Is having fewer people to challenge the...

Should the Business Folks and Journalists Talk?

APPARENTLY, THE BUSINESS-SIDE folks at Variety made a deal with the producers of the film Iron Cross to somehow make the film an award winner. Promotional material was promised and money changed hands.Then, a few weeks later, a freelance writer for Variety panned the film, essentially sinking it from becoming a nominee for anything (the review has been removed from the website).The producers sued Variety, though the case was dismissed by a federal...

Do You Make the Jackass Famous?

A JACKASS RAN ON TO THE field during a Phillies game recently and police tasered the dude. To discourage other jackasses running onto the field, the media generally ignore the clown when this happens. TV won't show the person. Still photographers don't submit images for publication. Writers don't report the incidents - which are actually crimes.But the tasered dude is in the news, with his picture and all - apparently, he is one of the first trespassing...

What's Your Information Worth?

SOMEONE CLAIMED TO find a prototype of the new Apple iPhone at a bar in California, and they took the phone to the tech website Gizmodo. After examining the phone and determining its authenticity, Gizmodo purchased the phone from the finder for $5,000.Is there anything wrong with that?After photographing and filming the phone, Gizmodo contacted Apple and returned the phone (with no fees involved).Police raided the home of Gizmodo's editor, investigating...