Jay Mariotti discovers Internet in China

Jay Mariotti finally found a reason to work less and keep his TV gig on ESPN. Mariotti resigned from the Chicago Sun-Times yesterday. According to the Chicago Tribune, Mariotti's competitor:

Just back from Beijing, where he covered the Olympics, Mariotti said in a phone interview that he decided to quit after it became clear while in China that sports journalism had become "entirely a Web site business. There were not many newspapers there." He added that most of the journalists covering the Games were "there writing for Web sites."

Last person the Internet needs is Mariotti. Great. And by the way, what the heck was Mariotti doing in China for the Olympics?