Over the past few months, I’ve heard two members of the MMA media opine that other MMA media members should not criticize or be mean or unfriendly to each other. However, I don’t look at these things as being equal. There’s no reason reporters to be hostile to each other, but when it comes to criticism, I do think there is a time and a place for it. I also believe that a reasonable and open-minded member of the media should welcome constructive criticism.
I’ll use myself as an example. One of the first things I do when I get a writing gig is to encourage the editor to be brutally honest with me.