This assignment was to find an example of how web 2.o exposes certain truths. As I mentioned in class in the Sports world many stories often first break online. Whether it be news of an injury, trade, or whatever, countless times the news will be followed by..."as reported by so and so from espn.com." Also many players now have their own blogs which they constantly update in order to keep their fans in the loop. This past spring I believe it was Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox who first announced via his blog that he would be having shoulder surgery and would likely miss the entire season. I also am a fantasy football player and finding out if players are hurt is very important to me. The best way to do this is checking online because they have up to the minute updates and always have the latest news before TV or newspapers or whatever. While web 2.0 has been shown to spread a lot of untruths, the immediacy of which news can be reported online, and the amount of access it can provide can also help to find many truths, especially when dealing with professional sports.
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