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Why do we need to ideologically label sportswriting as liberal?
Seems as though everybody is focused on whether sportswriters are mostly liberal – as if it matters. Bryan Curtis, an editor-at-large for the Ringer, has sparked discussion on whether sports writing has become a liberal profession. The attacks by the president and the … Continue reading →
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