Favre, Deadspin and the New Tawdry Journalism

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Trent
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When Salacious Is Irresistible

A blog paid for a lewd story about Brett Favre, and then mainstream outlets followed.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/business/media/18carr.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

In the last week, I’ve gotten a very clear view of two things — the male physique purported to belong to Brett Favre and the inner workings of modern media. I wish I could un-see both.