Manti Te ' o saga is the latest of a series of embarrassing failures by journalists . No one had seen the girlfriend . Howard Kurtz says reporters covering sports ca n't fall victim to hero worship . People in news business are accustomed to being lied to , Kurtz says . Kurtz : " The truth is that most people who cover sports don't know what they're talking about and have no idea how much money it costs for
Manti Te ' o saga is the latest of a series of embarrassing failures by journalists . Howard Kurtz says reporters covering sports ca n't fall victim to hero worship . People in news business are accustomed to being lied to , Kurtz says . Kurtz : " The truth is that most people who cover sports don't know what they're talking about and have no idea how much money it costs for