I’m so upset right now. For the umpf-teenth time, a newspaper (or two this time, NSD and Norrbottens-Kuriren) has published news on a crime (rape) in the sports section. Why? Because the accused happens to be an athlete. Excuse me, but what the H*LL does this have to do with it?

The case I’m talking about is Swedish, but could have been any generic case involving an athlete. Because it seems that many editors around the world make the same judgement call as soon as a criminal has a background in sports. I’m sorry, but h-why? It becomes even more perplexing when you see sports writers emulate crime journalism. Again, h-why?

Now, if we are to do it this way… I believe that we should go all the way. Ok? Barack Obama played basketball, so lets put everything his presidency or the Democratic party does in the sports section. Usama bin Laden visited Sweden numerous times as a kid, lets sort him in under domestic politics. Ah, I studied in Italy for a few months, anything that is ever written about me should be in the foreign news.

The sections of the newspapers are really not about the subject, but about which part of the story is sellable. How stupid was I to ever believe otherwise? Journalistic integrity-inschmegrity. Norrbottens-Kuriren and NSD, you are an insult to journalism as long as you continue along this path.