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Federal charges greet men who sold recording to Deadspin

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 31 May 2013 14:39:13 +0000

Associated Press | Deadspin | NFL.com

Joshua Barber and Nicholas Kaiser of Plymouth, Mass., face up to five years in prison and a $500,000 fine for allegedly recording a call they engineered between former Buffalo Bills General Manager Buddy Nix … Read more

Did Deadspin beat ESPN to the Te’o story because it didn’t care about preserving ‘access’?

Jeff Sonderman — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:20:42 +0000

Sports Illustrated | Journo2Go
It was a story of two tips.

The first, as Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch reports, came to ESPN late on Jan. 10. The second came to Deadspin on Jan. 11. Both were similar: Something … Read more

5 reporting tips from the college student who helped break Deadspin’s Manti Te’o story

Daniel Reimold — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:51:47 +0000

An anonymous email forwarded to the Deadspin staff more than a week ago claimed the deceased girlfriend of Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o never actually existed.

Deadspin editorial fellow Jack Dickey was immediately intrigued. During an online chat, … Read more

Sports journalism faces moment of truth in week of Lance Armstrong, Manti Te’o hoax

David Griner — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:41:48 +0000

Almost exactly a year ago, “This American Life” did what it did best: ran a story that tugged at the heartstrings and enraptured its audience. The piece, “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory,” so perfectly suited TAL’s storytelling style, none … Read more

Deadspin’s Burke: Te’o story shows ‘diminished role’ of investigative journalism

Mallary Jean Tenore — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:47:11 +0000

Deadspin’s widely circulated report on Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s began with a tip. Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey got an anonymous email last week saying: “Hey, you know, something is fishy about the Te’o girlfriend story, you should check … Read more

Notre Dame football player Te’o girlfriend hoax ‘became truth through the media”

Jeff Sonderman — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:48:50 +0000

Deadspin | CBS Sports | Huffington Post | SB Nation
The sports editor at The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune was, not suprisingly, in a meeting when we called Wednesday to ask about the Deadspin bombshell that the widely reported stories … Read more