The Kicker, the Masseuses, and the Price of Doing Sports Journalism
The Kicker27 Helmi 2025

The Kicker, the Masseuses, and the Price of Doing Sports Journalism

In January, the Baltimore Banner released an investigation into the star kicker of the Baltimore Ravens, in which multiple women accused him of sexually inappropriate behavior during massages, dating back years. (The player denies the accusations.) It was an example of a rare kind of journalism these days: hard-hitting accountability reporting on sports. Over the past several years, numerous investigative sports outlets have folded, replaced largely by soft-focused content produced by players...

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The media responds to Charlottesville

The media responds to Charlottesville

On the latest episode of The Kicker, we dedicate the entire episode to the media’s response to Charlottesville. Meg talks to CJR Associate Editor Brendan Fitzgerald about how local news covered the ev...

18 Elo 201723min

Podcast: Venezuela in crisis

Podcast: Venezuela in crisis

On the latest episode of The Kicker, Meg interviews New York Times reporter Nick Casey about his experience following the economic-turned-political crisis in Venezuela. Casey covered the country for 1...

11 Elo 201718min

Podcast: Tabloids in the age of Trump

Podcast: Tabloids in the age of Trump

On the latest episode of The Kicker, Meg has an interview with journalist and novelist Julia Dahl. They discuss her experience working at the New York Post and how tabloids shaped the early years of D...

4 Elo 201726min

The media is bad at covering drugs

The media is bad at covering drugs

On the latest episode of The Kicker, Meg has an interview with Leah Finnegan, features editor for The Outline. They discuss what journalists get wrong when reporting on drug addiction and how they can...

28 Heinä 201725min

Time to rethink the media’s Trump coverage?

Time to rethink the media’s Trump coverage?

On the latest episode of The Kicker, we run through some of the week’s biggest stories: what media mergers mean for both journalists and consumers, how to parse all of those anonymously sourced storie...

21 Heinä 201722min

“It is, I promise, worse than you think”

“It is, I promise, worse than you think”

On the latest episode of The Kicker, we run through some of the week’s biggest media stories, including how the White House’s response to Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer demonstrates ...

14 Heinä 201723min

Breaking down CNN's Reddit fiasco

Breaking down CNN's Reddit fiasco

On the latest episode of The Kicker, we run through some of the week’s biggest media stories, including Al Jazeera getting caught in an international diplomatic crisis, Fox Sports’s embrace of “pivot ...

7 Heinä 201732min

What are "women's publications" for?

What are "women's publications" for?

We critique The Washington Post's new product targeting Millennial women, The Lily, and debate what, if anything, makes a good "women's publication." Then, Dave chats with CJR correspondent Trudy Lieb...

29 Kesä 201732min

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