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Just another example of how not even weed can relieve you of KoRn.

I think you might be missing my point with your first sentence. I am saying I am ok with them making money off of a story like this because that's how news sustains itself, producing a product that is appealing/relevant/interesting to people. My only problem is their discouraging of others doing the same. The reality…

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I think you are right that they try to write about things that will interest readers, but what do you think is the ultimate driving force here: write about things soley for the sake of popular interest or write about things because that interest is how the writers make a living/ the site sustains itself? This isn't…

I'm with you feeling that the t-shirt campaign certainly feels "dirtier"/ more opportunistic, but the reality is that they are both profiting off the misfortune of others and that is significant because it's a simple fact, even if the approach is more legitimate. There are easier battles to be won.

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I'm not sure you can correctly say "Deadspin did not use Ware's injury as an opportunity to make money." Yes, news outlets, in ideal theory, just report the facts, but they also have a choice on what they report, and you better believe that something generating 750k-plus views is not hurting Deadspin/Gawker's bottom…

You're right and I think that's a fair thing to say about my opinion. If you are making a profit from covering other people's misfortunes - not to mention packaging it in a way that is appealing - then I think it's tough to remain credible in that circumstance when you criticize someone for doing the same thing. I'm…

I agree that there is a bit of a gray area here because Deadspin's core purpose is to report on things that happen, but going after people who are profiting off of misfortune is a tough line for them to walk (see Manti Te'o etc.). As someone who reads this site every day and usually eats it all up, I won't condemn…

Agreed. Adidas should know by now that the only acceptable currency when profiting from misfortune is page views.

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John Daly Has a Kraft-Lover's Golf Heart

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Finally America has a reason to root against Duke...

Actually, Tom, officially the title of "whitest thing to ever exist" goes to the time in February 1987 when Darryl Strawberry's autumn-burgundy Volvo was seen picking up a group of girls holding yoga mats in front of a Portland-area Patagonia at 5 AM.

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