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At the risk of starting a new Whitlock rant and subsequent firestorm ...

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by joe king, Jul 24, 2006.

  1. joe king

    joe king Active Member

    Here's a well-done column by SF Chron's Gwen Knapp, saying the BALCO investigation is not and has never been all about Barry Bonds -- only the media's coverage has.


    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/23/SPGA2K41S91.DTL&hw=knapp&sn=002&sc=926


    Release the hounds!
     
    joe king, Jul 24, 2006
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  2. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    I'm not sure I agree that the media believes Barry is the "only" focus, but off the list of names in that story, I automatically knew Romo and Robbins as well. The others? Eh, never heard of them. And we tend to focus only those names we recognize.
     
    alleyallen, Jul 24, 2006
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  3. joe king

    joe king Active Member

    Apparently, there was a greater risk of being ignored completely. :-\
     
    joe king, Jul 24, 2006
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  4. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    We tend to focus on the people that readers are most interested in.
     
    Buck, Jul 24, 2006
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  5. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    Gwen Knapp should stick to football.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Jul 24, 2006
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