"By *Sconcerti's estimate, the press can be manipulated to increase a teams total by as much as 6 points--the difference between a championship and second place.
Once again, the manipulation hinges on pressure exerted on the referees. He urges that the media can either turn away from or expose the preferential treatment that referees give to __fill in the BLANK (Lazie)________
If the press launches a cusade against a referee, it make the referee extremely self-conscious. He will bend over backwards to avoid appearing biased; and may unconsciously bend further than that".
*(Mario Sconcerti is a renouned Italian journalist).
Once again, the manipulation hinges on pressure exerted on the referees. He urges that the media can either turn away from or expose the preferential treatment that referees give to __fill in the BLANK (Lazie)________
If the press launches a cusade against a referee, it make the referee extremely self-conscious. He will bend over backwards to avoid appearing biased; and may unconsciously bend further than that".
*(Mario Sconcerti is a renouned Italian journalist).