Recent Content by Brian Cook

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    Sports On Earth goes live

    Agree. It's very clean, Grantland-y, very different from the all links plus rotating headline thing you get at SI/ESPN/everywhere. It communicates...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Aug 29, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Turner Broadcasting acquires Bleacher Report

    Here's Ben Koo on why this happened:...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Aug 10, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Increasing your Twitter following

    I agree with the follow-and-retweet interesting stuff and the general edict to keep your retweetable items shorter than 140 characters. A lot of...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Feb 21, 2012 in forum: Online Journalism
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    Another reason why real journalism matters.

    He's right, you're right. Real journalism does matter, is out of the realm of the average blogger, and the average newspaper reporter. Sports more...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Oct 27, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    New Blogger at Sports Illustrated

    They've also hired Holly Anderson from EDSBS to run a college football blog. Staples is pumped by this development. Holly's excellent -- SI has...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Aug 25, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Yahoo levels Miami

    not sure if serious?
    Post by: Brian Cook, Aug 25, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    ESPN college sites/hiring

    There is a Michigan one launching shortly. They've hired Mike Rothstein from AnnArbor.com, Chantel Jennings, who is a fresh graduate who wrote for...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Aug 25, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Blogging Traffic

    What's the blog about? If it's about something that has enough of a following to support message boards, find independent ones, establish yourself...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Aug 19, 2011 in forum: Online Journalism
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    Yahoo levels Miami

    That would be more convincing if Wetzel hadn't just bombed the NCAA. Robinson's just doing his job and if Craggs still thinks its impact is like...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Aug 19, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Who's a "journalist"?

    It would be great if you had any idea what you're taking about. http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2011/05/it-all-started-with-a-tattoo "Before you...
    Post by: Brian Cook, May 10, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Who's a "journalist"?

    Access usually isn't critical to a blogger, who has gotten in a spot to get that access by writing stuff that doesn't rely on it. Meanwhile, the...
    Post by: Brian Cook, May 9, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Seeking advice on contracts for bloggers/online writers

    I would try to avoid making yourself responsible for your own monetization unless you're already experienced in that. Selling ads is a totally...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Apr 30, 2011 in forum: Online Journalism
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    Title IX fraud

    Football is 46% black. Women's sports are 78% white. Women are now 57% of the undergraduate population....
    Post by: Brian Cook, Apr 27, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Title IX fraud

    Why does everyone want to take scholarships away from football -- disproportionately black and poor -- and give them to other college sports that...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Apr 27, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    AnnArbor.com lays off 14

    That's accurate. I went to a couple of local things where the people in charge of new venture described it and it was clear they were closer to...
    Post by: Brian Cook, Mar 12, 2011 in forum: Journalism topics only