An extravagant high school football stadium reminds us of journalism values overlooked since the pandemic
Posted on AllSides September 17th, 2024
From The Center
While interning at the Dallas Morning News sports desk this summer, I was surprised when I was assigned to drive over an hour outside of the city to Celina, Texas, to speak with Celina High School’s football coach, Bill Elliott … for a total of three minutes. In a post-COVID world, “face-to-face” gatherings became Zoom squares and even FaceTiming your mother from upstairs. Now, “in-person” is a social arrangement never assumed or prioritized. It must be explicitly requested, marking an event that cannot possibly be conducted virtually. As a Gen...