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Why Criticizing Your Favorite Team Is Not an Act of Mutiny
On March - 8 - 2012
Have you ever despised a sports journalist for being critical of your favorite team?Have you ever replied in defense of your team with a letter to the editor or a message board bashing of the author?You are not alone if your answer to both of these questions was an emphatic yes.Sport is entertainment that evokes an emotional response, so it is natural for fans to be as defensive about teams as they are about family.By a similar token, it is extremely difficult for sports journalists to write bias-free material.Trying to achieve complete objectivity is much like trying to achieve perfection ...