6. The "Sportification" of News Media

On this week’s episode of the Bill Bradley Collective, the hosts tackle the “sportification” of news media. We examine how debate culture, expanded use of quantitative research, and intensified tribalism within sports and politics have rendered coverage of each virtually indistinguishable from the other. Where sports are “the playground of life,” political outcomes affect the livelihoods of each and every one of us, and that’s where the conversation leads. Why does the nature of how the news media covers Congressional votes, high court decisions and federal elections so closely mirror the way in which sports media covers the likes of a championship series or free agency period? But first the rants, where Zak throws high and tight on Elon Musk’s stimulus package opposition, Ed rebukes the appalling culture inside the WFT organization and why the man at the helm comes out unscathed, and Andrew reflects on the memory and legacy of a late UConn basketball standout.