Informing an audience while maintaining a level of respect is paramount for a sportswriter. Just ask Jeremy Rutherford, former beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and current Blues writer for The Athletic.
“You have to be professional all the time. That’s the biggest key. I see so many people who try to get into media, and then you look at their tweets saying this player is horrible or they need to get rid of so and so,” Rutherford said. “Look, I grew up in St. Louis. I used to go to the practices and get pictures signed, but you have to cut the cord.