Cup of Coffee: December 5, 2023

The latest steam off the hot stove, the trash fire that is the sports media industry, more TV talk, and Ohio political scandal that hits close to home.

Good morning!

The Winter Meetings roll on. Nothing really big happened yesterday but I run what there was down in the Daily Briefing. In Other Stuff I survey the latest evidence that the sports media industry is a trash fire, I have some more things to add following yesterday’s favorite TV show question, and I talk about some Ohio political scandal that hits close to home. Like, literally, close to my house. It’s wonderfully slimy and dumb, though, so it’s irresistible.

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