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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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The Familiarity And Sadness Of Watching The Washington Post Go To Hell

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Washington Post Shakes Up Leadership

Journalism Is Activism

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The Rivalry Between Woj And Shams Really Is As Imagined

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Which Strategic Acquisitions Should Defector Make?

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If The Washington Post Is Giving Sports Betting Advice, Anyone Will

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