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Scott Agness's avatar

I agree with you and put away my fandom in college once I began reporting on the team(s). It drives me bonkers to see other reporters not do that, and I see it especially with local TV sports reporters. I'm not surprised anymore that local news anchors dress in team colors, but it's become the case even more so with sports reporters on TV — and especially with team reporters. I believe there should be a clear separation there, too, but that's rarely the case.

Announcers using "we," "our," and "us," is unlistenable and so is team reporters tweeting "Our fifth win in a row!!!"

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Cd1515's avatar

Jeff, I love the substack, I’m guessing there’s a digital/business reason for this but when I get it in my email only half of it displays and then I have to click a link at the bottom to see the other half. Why is this?

And no, you obviously cannot root for the teams you are covering. How is this even a question?

I am embarrassed for the local TV anchors who are wearing the team’s jersey on air, would they wear a policeman’s outfit when covering a cop story?

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