Unrestricted Web Publishing

I chose an online news article from The New York Times titled In Coverage of N.F.L. Scandals, Female Voices Puncture the Din.  The article is about the recent controversy over domestic violence charges against two N.F.L. players, the effect their stories have on the N.F.L. fan base, and how it has become a groundbreaking moment for female sports broadcasters to provide a women’s perspective that has developed into “a turning point that could bring them more fully into the conversation” (Mahler, 2014).

The article sites several other news sources, including other sports related sites, news articles, and video clips.  The most common sources the article used was from ESPN SportsCenter and espnW, CNN, The Washington Post, SB Nation, the Boston Herald, and Fox Sports.  I find that all of the source are all very credible based off of multiple reasons.  First, they all offer articles or news information posted from credible journalists who have been following and reporting on the story from the beginning, and they all have a connection to the story by either first-hand experience, or by understanding because of the female perspective they have to offer.

The author of the article, Jon Mahler, has been a writer for the New York Times Magazine for over a decade, and is also a best-selling author.  He has written numerous sports related columns, articles, books, and cover stories (Lynch, 2014).  Also, the article shows its credibility by including information that has been collected within the last few weeks since these domestic violence issues became public.  All of the information from each news source is collected from a professional website from professional organization, many of which are specifically sports organizations.

This article shows the capability of how powerful unrestricted web publishing can be when used through mass media.  It allows writers to gather information from multiple stories, which in this case allows the author to gather stories from multiple sports related sites, journalists, and broadcasters.  Unrestricted web publishing also can benefit audiences because it gives them the opportunity to read an article that has information from many other sources, which can give them the most reliable and helpful news combined into one story.

 
Lynch, M. (2014, March 28). Jonathan Mahler to join Times media desk | Capital New York. Jonathan Mahler to join Times media desk | Capital New York. Retrieved September 21, 2014, from http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2014/03/8542817/jonathan-mahler-join-emtimesem-media-desk

Mahler, J. (2014, September 21). In Coverage of N.F.L. Scandals, Female Voices Puncture the Din. The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2014, from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/sports/football/after-nfl-scandals-female-journalists-find-stronger-voice.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMediaHigh&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news