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From the Desk of Sal Fasano's 401K


So recently, blogs have been getting a lot of flack. The word on the journalism street is that blogs are "irresponsible", lack "journalistic integrity" and do not wear "Cosby sweaters". In fact Buzz Bissinger, pictured here, really hates blogs. He is a god, no one can touch Bissinger because he is the law and can decide what is real journalism.

Everyone has heard, seen and talked about the round table discussion on Bob Costas's show, but I and this means Sal Fasano's 401K, needs to lay down what the overall mission and objective of this sports site.

Sal Fasano's 401K is a sports website that wants to go beyond conventional journalism and talk about sports in the context of history and overall fandom. We do not try to blur the lines between giving straight fact and opinion, but will try to communicate so that our message could be deciphered to eliminate bias, unless specifically mentioned. Overall, this site is to look at sports from more than just the context of now, but rather in the big picture. When we talk about great match ups, they will be examined from not on the present but also the past and incorporate the culture of which we live in now.

While we here at Sal's 401K respect Bob Costas as a broadcaster, we disagree with his feelings too about blogs. Well, slightly, yes some blogs do offer nothing but mindless opinion that no one cares about with no overall message, though you won't see that here.

Also, I think these sports writers and broadcasters are failing to realize the idea that the internet is filled with opinion and amateur journalism. But then again, every newspaper is pushing their top writers to post blogs and you can see that some could care less. Here in Rochester, nearly every sports writer has a blog and some are barely updated. It's just a transition period between the old school and new school of journalism. Since both writers for this site are in their early twenties, we expect this kind of flack, but also take it with a grain of salt.

Enough said, let's get to talking about sports!

Sal Fasano says: Blogs are COOL! d:)