Mr. Bell is right. High-handed media "handlers" will slowly erode good will. Coverage will suffer. Eventually, the product will suffer. We...
Re: Abramson out and NYT editor, Baquet replaces her I am not an expert on The New York Times, past or present. I worked there only 20 years and...
Sure he's a "reporter" by today's standards. He's got access. He gets inside stuff. He knows everybody. Does he have a critical sensibility?...
I'll pretend your question isn't insolent. Yes, I've heard of the NFL Network. It's a publicity organ for the National Football League that...
Exactly. Mob influence was part of the reason these sports declined. Not the only reason. (And do you think the sleazy characters running some...
Discussing serious subjects with people like you is like arguing with hecklers in the bleachers. Which side are you on -- the media's or the...
By all means he should be allowed to cover the story. Good story, good reporter. What's the problem? Has the NFL become so arrogant that it...
Lots of words in this column, many of them "I" and "me." A few good thoughts here amid the mush. Does this man have an editor?
"Common decency" and cell-phone etiquette should overlap. That's common sense. Some people here don't seem to get that.
Most of us grew up before cell phones. They are so recent that there is little etiquette about them. Our parents never taught us any manners....
JOBLESS JOURNALIST IN HEARTLESS BUSINESS
You make a fair point. 20 or even 10 years ago, such a deal would not go. But things have changed. People work on free-lance contracts. They...
As our business continues to splinter and morph, more people are going to be working for more than one employer. Some will work part-time here,...
My gut hunch is that the desk was indeed impatient about the writer filing his copy. Back then, papers put out a lot of "EXTRAS" and a perfect...
Battista one of the best "teammates" in the business. Knows her beat, works it hard and can write every variety of story, from running gamers to...
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