truth came out.<\/a><\/p>\nTo me, this just proves that journalism is moving more and more towards clicks. I worry that the profession is losing its integrity and journalists are spending more time presenting their own commentary, as either absurd or accurate as it may be, than chasing facts. And that’s what is surprising.<\/p>\n
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Yes, I realize that probably everyone is writing about the same thing here, but I feel as if I offer a unique perspective to the situation, being so close to the UGA swim team and being at the Olympics. 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