This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comKatie Herzog, the funny and insightful co-host of Blocked and Reported is back 1) Because she has an open invite to appear on HoS and 2) Because BAR covered the Trevor Bauer saga, as I did too. Our conversation starts on the media coverage of Bauer and then gets into other journalism topics. Pod subjects timestamped by the astute Sam Schuette include…Trevor Bauer Saga (1:10)* Why did mainstream outlets quash the story’s epilogue?* Social incentives overtaking financial incentives when covering controversial storiesThe media’s role in sexual assault cases (14:30)* Does it matter if the accuser is named?* “Say her name” vs preserving anonymity* How much does partisanship affect these cases?The outside influences on journalists (21:07)* How the desire to sound right-thinking influences a journalist’s coverage* What’s worse: Audience capture or colleague capture?Has more smoke cleared for MeToo or BLM? (34:10)* How assumptions on race and gender influence perspectives* Which can we talk about more, issues that cross over with #MeToo or BLM?* Ibram X Kendi’s ESPN segment and why it got released after the window of interest closedThe Reality of NFL Players’ Views on their Careers (43:00)* Why do so many players not regret playing amid all the pain it caused?* Why it’s difficult for the journalists to acceptSixers Beat Reporter Fired For One Tweet: Fair or Unfair? (46:15)* Is it fair to fire an employee over a bad Tweet?* Can you support freedom of expression while recognizing that one tweet can reveal incompetence? X’s Role in the Israel/Palestine War (56:00)* Would the prior Twitter have censored the Hamas attack?Delayed Aftershock of Me Too in the Sports World (1:02:05)* Why did it come for public radio and not sports?* The role of sensitivity among the audience