Retired Washington Post sports editor George Solomon talks about "conflicts" in sports journalism. He also talks about the issue of the "separation of church and state" in his discussion.

• What does he mean by these references?
• How might these issues impact coverage?

References:

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/11/how-i-enabled-the-cult-of-lance-armstrong/264430/

Agree or disagree with my answers below?

1) George Solomon is essentially saying the division between the advertising department and the news organization will create problems because both are trying to serve the public credible information while also trying not to compromise their integrity to create profit. The very notion of sports coverage has to separate itself from journalist being a core fan of any particular team because it will result in biased coverage on platforms that should focus solely on objectivity.

2) These issues impact coverage because it can be biased to one team and/or not releasing credible information, just headlines that will generate a response form the audience. They'll be more focused on profits than actual, factual news. There has to be a healthy balance of both; serving the public and turning a profit.

Agree or disagree with my answers below?

Retired Washington Post sports editor George Solomon talks about the conflicts in sports journalism. Solomon believes that television networks are in business to make money and have an "obligation to make a profit". He explains that the obligation to make a profit from the television network and serve the public causes an internal conflict for the television networks. He discusses the "separation of church in state" in relation to the advertising department and the news organization. In this reference Solomon means that there must be separation between the advertising department and the news organization. They must separate their desire to make money and the desire to serve the public. These issues can have a great impact on sports journalism. They may choose not to cover certain topics because it will cause them to lose a profit.