ABSTRACT
In May 2016, Baylor fired Art Briles, the most successful football coach in school history, as a result of the investigation. In September 2020, three criminal cases involving former Baylor football players remained in limbo in the courts. According to these definitions, “journalism” is an activity that involves collecting, writing, editing and publishing, and/or it is a certain kind of writing and/or an area of study. At a time when the way “traditional” journalism has been financed is under challenge, the answer might even have consequences for the survival of journalism itself. The summer of 2020 was a busy time to be a journalist. As states started to relax restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, new cases skyrocketed.
