Dartmouth’s eponymous student newspaper and the Daily Free Press of Boston University formulaically canceled their track & field coaches earlier this year. These undergraduate papers followed the same playbook that has been used by major media outlets to cancel professional coaches, athletes, and sports-industry executives...
The elements are always the same: vague allegations brought forth anonymously, then interpreted in the worst possible light via a steadfast refusal to interrogate context, culture, or professional best practices.
