Recent Content by Mike Nadel

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    Where have all the golf writers gone?

    I began my AP career in 1982. AP had golf and motorsports writers at least since then. Bob Green was the golf guy and Mike Harris covered auto...
    Post by: Mike Nadel, May 1, 2017 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Indiana U's National Sports Journalism Center looking for a new director

    Congrats to Malcolm, a fine journalist and a very nice guy.
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Oct 26, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Broadsheet versus Tabloid

    My kids and their friends probably would ask three questions: What's a broadsheet? What's a tabloid? What's a newspaper?
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Oct 2, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Sports Media Columnists?

    Where are you located and how much will you pay me? Ha!
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Oct 2, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    For the ex-journalists here...

    Laid off by GateHouse in January 2009. (Wow, has it really been 3 1/2 years?) I had what I honestly believe was the best job in the company:...
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Jul 18, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Sports Editor, Lincoln, Ill.

    Under Copley, this was a nice little newspaper with a large (for its size) staff of dedicated journalism pros. GateHouse is the devil. Wait ......
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Jul 11, 2012 in forum: Journalism Jobs
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    "Write it again," i.e. playoff coverage philosophy

    1. It's an extra story by an extra writer who is neither the beat writer nor the columnist. They had several "hard news" stories as part of the...
    Post by: Mike Nadel, May 8, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    How do you respond to readers who think you hate their team?

    Why? Because they're fans. They are wired differently than any objective and/or rational person is. I just about never responded to anonymous...
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Mar 27, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    RIP Lacy Banks

    Lacy was one of the great characters left in our business, and never had a nasty word about anybody. I truly enjoyed working alongside him on...
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Mar 23, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    You people are so greedy...

    Evil. Pure effin evil.
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Feb 24, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Moonlighting as sports talk radio host

    I did weekly shows in one form or another for a few years in the Twin Cities. It was fun and, because I had done all the actual reporting as part...
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Feb 24, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Does one need a journalism degree to get into sports journalism?

    Don't need a journalism degree, but one thing you do need is a hell of a lot more than "a small desire to get involved in sports journalism." The...
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Feb 7, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    FOUR! Super Bowl headlines

    BeliCHOKE!
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Feb 6, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Being a fan and covering a team

    Then you paint a picture and don't rely so much on quotes that probably would have sucked anyway. Describe the emotions, the way the kids were...
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Feb 4, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Being a fan and covering a team

    What are you left with? You're left with some kind of mini-drama every day. Sports is the very best reality TV. Check that ... it's better than...
    Post by: Mike Nadel, Feb 3, 2012 in forum: Journalism topics only