Date Posted: March 4, 2011

The extended deadline for a possible NFL lockout and the media's fixation with actor Charlie Sheen's troubles are two topics under discussion in Tell Me More's weekly "Barbershop" roundtable. Host Michel Martin speaks with author Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, political science professor Lester Spence and Sport Illustrated reporter Pablo Torre.

Listen to audio at: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/04/134264439/Why-Is-The-Media-So-Fixated-With-Charlie-Sheen