I heard my obligatory 5 minutes of Finebaum yesterday, late in the show. A guy asked him what he thought about the styles of Travis and Brooks. In a nutshell, PF said they have done some great work in the past but have really missed the mark on this story. Not sure what Travis is trying to do. Poorly researched and written.
I haven't read much of either. But, in the case of T Town Menswear, they've done NOTHING that Finebaum doesn't do daily. Post pictures, and ask questions that suggest something hinky is going on. And, according to Finebaum, merely asking a question, isn't making an allegation. Like when he asks a caller if the caller thinks Trooper Taylor provides prostitutes for recruits, that's not an accusation, it's merely a question. Well, Travis and Brooks, have one upped Finebaum, and actually done the same thing and used pics to better "suggest" what answer the reader should come up with. Travis has never pretended to be a journalist that I know of. It's pathetic that Finebaum even tries to pooh pooh what they are doing, which is clearly in the name of getting hits (same as Finebaum getting ratings), and using the exact same tactics Finebaum does. Yet, Finebaum will tell you his show is about entertainment, and he's not being a journalist, then turn right around and call Travis and Brook's style "bad journalism". Or, in this case, invite someone else on to do it for him, so he doesn't look like such a hypocrite.
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