These are the questions I have prepared for our class with T.J. Quinn and Bonnie D. Ford:
T.J.:
- Some of your stories, you are not the one author, what kind of issues, if any, arise when working on a piece with another writer?
- In the Jonathan Turner story, what was your opinion on the detective after you were done doing y0ur research? Did it change from your opinion before you wrote the story.
- If you still had your HOF vote, would you have voted for Mariano on his first ballot?
- Since we now have had a unanimous first ballot hall of fame inductee, do you think it opens the floodgates for more players, or will we not see it again anytime soon?
- What do you think the legalization of sports betting and leagues making partnerships with casino’s and sports books? Does it create too much room for corruption, or is legalizing it making it easier for the game to stay clear of corruption?
Bonnie:
- How do you think sports media has done as a whole at becoming more open and accepting about talking about mental health?
- What do you think journalists could do better when it comes to providing coverage on mental health issues?
- When it comes to Lance Armstrong and his scandal, it was obviously a massive story that greatly hurt the credibility and reputation of a person who many considered a hero. Did this make it more difficult to write the stories you did about the scandal? Why or why not?
- How do you think of everywhere to get information and get access to that information for stories like the one on the environmental conditions in Rio? It’s hard enough to get info in the U.S. never mind reliable info on a country like Brazil.
- In regards to the story on Petra Kvitova, she obviously doesn’t like talking about the night of the injury, but did you try and get that info from her? If so, how did she react?
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