objectivity Stories - Burnt Orange Nation
The Myth of Objectivity: Let the Fan Loose
As I watched one of our competitors, MMA Junkie, spin itself in circles trying to explain away a horrible rating for The Ultimate Fighter as a triumph, I thought long and hard about what it means to be a sportswriter, how awful the ache is, how accursed the dilemma, how it sucks at the soul. No one...
Michael Schiavello Eschews Objectivity in Professional MMA Commentary
"The Voice" believes without first enjoying the sport you're commentating, there's really no way to be particularly good at it: The moment a sports announcer stops being a fan is the moment he loses the emotional bond with his audience. It would be a like trying to fly one of those dragons from...
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