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Sports writers could ditch the 'clown questions' and do better when it comes to press conferences

  • Written by: Nicole Kraft, Associate Professor of Clinical Communication, The Ohio State University
Sports writers could ditch the 'clown questions' and do better when it comes to press conferences'I'm here so I don't get fined,' Seattle Seahawks' star running back Marshawn Lynch repeatedly told a Jan. 27, 2015, press conference on media day for NFL Super Bowl XLIX. And then he left.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

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