dinoiii
January 3rd, 2005, 01:47 PM
This was sent in an email to me and I thought I would pass it along for those who wanted it. I attempted to remove anything that may be a perceived advertisement for the site which sent it to me, but die-hards will know where it came from and it will be old news.
TOP 10 STEROID NEWS ARTICLES OF 2004
The subject of anabolic steroids was a very popular news topic in the year 2004. This was in large part due to the BALCO drugs-in-sport scandal, leaked grand jury testimony from Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi et al, and the passage of the Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 2004. As was to be expected, the media largely condemned and demonized steroids. However, there were a few newspapers and journalists who covered the issue of steroid use more objectively by offering different perspectives.
1. This Is Your Nation on Steroids - Why does a performance-enhanced society scorn performance-enhanced athletes? by James Poniewozik, TIME Magazine
http://www.time.com/time/columnist/poniewozik/article/0,9565,1006842,00.html
2. Let's get real about sports and steroids by Joan Ryan, San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/12/BAGJ0AAI981.DTL&type=printable
3. Good Sport, Bad Sport by Julian Savulescu and Bennett Foddy, The Age, Australia http://www.theage.com.au/news/Science/Good-sport-bad-sport/2004/08/02/1091432108050.html
4. Are steroids as bad as we think they are? By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2004/12/12/are_steroids_as_bad_as_we_think_they_are?mode=PF
5. Critics overreact to use of steroids by Norman Fost, Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/2004/editorial/0404/02/a09-110220.htm
6. What's Wrong with Players on Steroids? by John R Lott, Jr. and Sonya D Jones, NY Post
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/35859.htm
7. Just Say Yes to Performance-enhancing Drugs By Simon Smith, Betterhumans.com http://www.betterhumans.com/Features/Columns/Forward_Thinking/column.aspx?articleID=2004-01-26-1
8. Bush on Steroids - Why Must Sports Be Drug-Free? by Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine http://www.reason.com/sullum/012304.shtml
9. Performance Drugs Outrun The Olympics by Matthew Herper, Forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com/2002/02/15/0215ped_print.html
10. Drugs and the Oympics, The Economist
http://www.economist.com/opinion/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=3062111
TOP 10 STEROID NEWS ARTICLES OF 2004
The subject of anabolic steroids was a very popular news topic in the year 2004. This was in large part due to the BALCO drugs-in-sport scandal, leaked grand jury testimony from Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi et al, and the passage of the Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 2004. As was to be expected, the media largely condemned and demonized steroids. However, there were a few newspapers and journalists who covered the issue of steroid use more objectively by offering different perspectives.
1. This Is Your Nation on Steroids - Why does a performance-enhanced society scorn performance-enhanced athletes? by James Poniewozik, TIME Magazine
http://www.time.com/time/columnist/poniewozik/article/0,9565,1006842,00.html
2. Let's get real about sports and steroids by Joan Ryan, San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/12/BAGJ0AAI981.DTL&type=printable
3. Good Sport, Bad Sport by Julian Savulescu and Bennett Foddy, The Age, Australia http://www.theage.com.au/news/Science/Good-sport-bad-sport/2004/08/02/1091432108050.html
4. Are steroids as bad as we think they are? By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2004/12/12/are_steroids_as_bad_as_we_think_they_are?mode=PF
5. Critics overreact to use of steroids by Norman Fost, Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/2004/editorial/0404/02/a09-110220.htm
6. What's Wrong with Players on Steroids? by John R Lott, Jr. and Sonya D Jones, NY Post
http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/35859.htm
7. Just Say Yes to Performance-enhancing Drugs By Simon Smith, Betterhumans.com http://www.betterhumans.com/Features/Columns/Forward_Thinking/column.aspx?articleID=2004-01-26-1
8. Bush on Steroids - Why Must Sports Be Drug-Free? by Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine http://www.reason.com/sullum/012304.shtml
9. Performance Drugs Outrun The Olympics by Matthew Herper, Forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com/2002/02/15/0215ped_print.html
10. Drugs and the Oympics, The Economist
http://www.economist.com/opinion/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=3062111