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« on: July 20, 2009, 07:32:07 PM »
Why pay to send people to a central spot for conference media days when it can be done via the Web?

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/9831184/Saving-time,-money,-Sun-Belt-meets-media-online
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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2009, 07:33:24 PM »
Speaking of which... while I'm not covering the SEC fiesta this week, I am covering the SWAC media day Tuesday...
anyone else? Can I sit with you?
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2009, 07:45:46 PM »
I just covered mine.
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2009, 07:54:24 PM »
Quote from: Bubbler on July 20, 2009, 07:45:46 PM
I just covered mine.

I thought I had it bad covering the SWAC...
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« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2009, 07:56:47 PM »
Quote from: slappy4428 on July 20, 2009, 07:54:24 PM
Quote from: Bubbler on July 20, 2009, 07:45:46 PM
I just covered mine.

I thought I had it bad covering the SWAC...
Don't tell me that you're frightened about being around a bunch of big black guys. Please say it ain't so. LOL
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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2009, 08:08:16 PM »
Yes. Yes I am. You found me out.
Or it could be that Media Day is two hours long.
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2009, 08:09:52 PM »
Quote from: slappy4428 on July 20, 2009, 08:08:16 PM
Yes. Yes I am. You found me out.
Or it could be that Media Day is two hours long.

And that during those two hours, the coaches and players say nothing newsworthy but the readers still expect front-page stories.
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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2009, 08:17:06 PM »
Quote from: Inky_Wretch on July 20, 2009, 08:09:52 PM
Quote from: slappy4428 on July 20, 2009, 08:08:16 PM
Yes. Yes I am. You found me out.
Or it could be that Media Day is two hours long.

And that during those two hours, the coaches and players say nothing newsworthy but the readers still expect front-page stories.
From the SWAC? But seriously, there are some good stories there.
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2009, 09:38:28 PM »
Local PGA Tour stop gassed its media day this year. Let's hope they don't gas the free lunch since I can no longer write stuff off on the expense account.
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« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2009, 10:07:47 PM »
This whole videoconferencing thing just seems incredibly inconvenient and difficult.
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2009, 10:14:12 PM »
Quote from: slappy4428 on July 20, 2009, 08:08:16 PM
Yes. Yes I am. You found me out.
Or it could be that Media Day is two hours long.

That's to accomodate media members who have had their work weeks cut to 32 hours. Those two-hour days come in handy.
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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2009, 10:30:37 PM »
Quote from: Bubbler on July 20, 2009, 07:45:46 PM
I just covered mine.

So did I. What a coincidence.
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2009, 10:44:52 PM »
How many media guys would be traveling to the events these days anyway? 
We used to send an entire crew out to the WAC Media days...now it's one guy running the whole show.  Camera, lighting, interviewing, editing.  Travel budgets have been gutted as it is.  May as well Skype it, I guess.
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« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2009, 11:04:52 PM »
Quote from: TwoGloves on July 20, 2009, 09:38:28 PM
Local PGA Tour stop gassed its media day this year. Let's hope they don't gas the free lunch since I can no longer write stuff off on the expense account.
No free shirts, caps, balls and golf? THERE? WTF?
I golfed for two years off all the free balls I picked up at the 2002 outing..
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« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2009, 01:50:06 AM »
Quote from: JBHawkEye on July 20, 2009, 10:30:37 PM
Quote from: Bubbler on July 20, 2009, 07:45:46 PM
I just covered mine.

So did I. What a coincidence.

Amazing, ain't it?
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« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2009, 01:59:13 AM »
Media Days are mostly useless PR and photo ops. If it isn't in your backyard, there is no reason for any newspaper to spend money on them.
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« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2009, 04:43:09 AM »
Quote from: spnited on July 21, 2009, 01:59:13 AM
Media Days are mostly useless PR and photo ops. If it isn't in your backyard, there is no reason for any newspaper to spend money on them.

I used to be an SID at a non-football Sun Belt school, and the basketball media days were pretty much a waste of time and money before the recession. But it was a free two or three days in New Orleans, so I wasn't complaining.
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« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2009, 07:23:56 AM »
Quote from: Inky_Wretch on July 20, 2009, 07:32:07 PM
Why pay to send people to a central spot for conference media days when it can be done via the Web?

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/9831184/Saving-time,-money,-Sun-Belt-meets-media-online


They are doing this on the lower college levels too, for example, the New Jersey Athletic Conference for Division III football is doing their media day on the web too.
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« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2009, 09:55:06 AM »
media days for my conference is next week. i'm guessing there will be only four or five of the nine schools with writers present and some won't even have their radio play-by-play person in attendance.

I'd bet it's the last year.
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« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2009, 10:55:36 AM »
I thought if you headed to media days with a few feature/trend ideas -- both for the days around media days and for the long-term future -- it could be a useful event to get some face time with the other coaches and athletes. Especially if you have coaches who don't return phone calls from out-of-town media.
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« Reply #20 on: July 21, 2009, 11:01:19 AM »
Heading to two of them in the next week and a half.
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« Reply #21 on: July 21, 2009, 01:57:05 PM »
Quote from: Idaho on July 21, 2009, 09:55:06 AM
i'm guessing there will be only four or five of the nine schools with writers present and some won't even have their radio play-by-play person in attendance.

just curious ... why would radio guys be at media day?
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« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2009, 02:34:27 PM »
Quote from: slappy4428 on July 20, 2009, 11:04:52 PM
Quote from: TwoGloves on July 20, 2009, 09:38:28 PM
Local PGA Tour stop gassed its media day this year. Let's hope they don't gas the free lunch since I can no longer write stuff off on the expense account.
No free shirts, caps, balls and golf? THERE? WTF?
I golfed for two years off all the free balls I picked up at the 2002 outing..

They always made good Christmas gifts. Nothing like re-gifting to save a few bucks.
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« Reply #23 on: July 21, 2009, 03:11:20 PM »
Quote from: budcrew08 on July 21, 2009, 07:23:56 AM
Quote from: Inky_Wretch on July 20, 2009, 07:32:07 PM
Why pay to send people to a central spot for conference media days when it can be done via the Web?

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/9831184/Saving-time,-money,-Sun-Belt-meets-media-online


They are doing this on the lower college levels too, for example, the New Jersey Athletic Conference for Division III football is doing their media day on the web too.

Thereby answering the question: If the NJAC stopped hosting a media day, would it make a sound? Cheesy
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« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2009, 03:15:33 PM »
Quote from: spnited on July 21, 2009, 01:59:13 AM
Media Days are mostly useless PR and photo ops. If it isn't in your backyard, there is no reason for any newspaper to spend money on them.

Completely disagree.
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