Jennifer Jones : Sports reporters missed the big stories : Te ' o , Sandusky , Washington . Jones : `` We got , got , '' said Garry D. Howard , award-winning editor and chief of The Sporting News . Sports journalists failed to do their job , which is to entertain , not just entertain fans . Jones : Just routine fact - checking on the Te ' o story could have sniffed out falsehoods . She says sports reporters must first be reporters , and remember public trust matters .
Jennifer Jones : Sports reporters missed the big stories : Te ' o , Sandusky , Washington . Jones : Sports journalists failed to do their job , which is to entertain , not just entertain fans . Jones : Just routine fact - checking on the Te ' o story could have sniffed out falsehoods . She says sports reporters must first be reporters , and remember public trust matters .