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    For those who've left the biz

    I do read the old rag, quite often. Mostly just for the people I still know there, though.
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Nov 26, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Tim Stephens leaving CBS

    I'm guessing we go about another six months before CBS devolves entirely into a fantasy sports site
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Oct 31, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    2014 World Series thread

    All is fair in Game 7 :)
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Oct 29, 2014 in forum: Sports and News
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    2014 World Series thread

    Two very evenly matched teams. The games haven't been classics, but they have revealed just how level the field is between them. I reckon the...
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Oct 29, 2014 in forum: Sports and News
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    2014 World Series thread

    Here's something ... If Bochy is dead set on getting 2-3 innings from MadBum, why not start him for the first two innings? Avant garde, perhaps,...
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Oct 29, 2014 in forum: Sports and News
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    SPORTS REPORTER: Bemidji, Minn.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAryFIuRxmQ
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Oct 27, 2014 in forum: Journalism Jobs
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    UT beat writer -- Tennessean

    Did the Tennessean just launch a sports section or something?
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Sep 10, 2014 in forum: Journalism Jobs
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    FIU doesn't issue Miami Herald beat writer a credential

    Can't spell FIU without FU.
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Aug 30, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Asheville/Greenville, S.C.?

    Ha! Same can be said for all the "burgs" in Virginia, save Blacksburg and (maybe) Williamsburg
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Aug 26, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Asheville/Greenville, S.C.?

    Wow. Not quite next door to each other and both readerships have very different tastes, especially in sports
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Aug 20, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Interesting column on reporting about Robin Williams' suicide

    I am with you to an extent here. Just reporting "death by self-inflicted gun shot wound" is plenty in Cobain's case, I think.
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Aug 20, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Interesting column on reporting about Robin Williams' suicide

    If it's a suicide and public officials or the family of the deceased share that information, then go right at it. I don't care if it helped...
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Aug 20, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Smalltown SEs and sportswriters - what drives you?

    I have covered the World Series and the Super Bowl, but nothing ... absolutely nothing ... compares to small-town Friday Night Lights.
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Jul 27, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Sports Reporter - Washington, D.C.

    That said, I would be fairly impressed with the stupidity of it all if those emails were addressed to you as "Dear Moddy"
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Jun 16, 2014 in forum: Journalism Jobs
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    Sports Editor- Newport, OR

    Just reading the way this is worded, its "talk down" nature of the phrasing, makes me think this would not be a very good place to work.
    Post by: FreddiePatek, Jun 16, 2014 in forum: Journalism Jobs