The Glamorous World Of Sports Journalism

Leitch|published: Tue 12th September, 13:15 2006

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The guy on the right here is Tony Jackson, the Dodgers beat writer for the Los Angeles Daily News, napping in the Shea Stadium dugout before a weekend game. And this is what happens when a beat reporter has to face the deadly triumvirate of:

• An overnight trip to New York from Los Angeles. • Hearing another reporter ask, "So, what's the key to tonight, Skip?" • Having to listen to Grady Little talk every goddamned day.

We'd fall asleep too, and we don't think the guy has anything to be ashamed of.

Jet Lag 1, Beat Writer 0 [LA Observed]

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