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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Tabloid Thinking: Golfweek’s “Noose” Cover Reveals Dimwitted Editorial Reach

Posted on 7:37 PM by ergeg
ESPN’s Thursday afternoon “Outside the Lines” feature, with Bob Ley, addressed the hubbub surrounding the “noose” cover on the latest issue of Golfweek magazine. It all started last week, of course, when Golf Channel broadcaster Kelly Tilghman (left) used the word lynch while discussing, with partner Nick Faldo, the steps Tiger Woods’ foes could take to stop him from winning all the time. “Lynch
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