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Baltimore Sun gets reinvented

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by JayFarrar, Jun 9, 2008.

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  1. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    Listing the top 10 guys at a golf tournament seems fine with me.

    Why do you need eight inches of scores or a list of losers who are 18-over par?
     
    SixToe, Jun 10, 2008
    #13
  2. Frank_Ridgeway

    Frank_Ridgeway Well-Known Member

    Unless they are used to it, readers bitch when you cut the golf scores. They have their faves and the roundup can't cover them all. Same with NASCAR.
     
    Frank_Ridgeway, Jun 10, 2008
    #14
  3. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    If given a choice between words and agate, sports fans pick agate every time, and I'm not sure I blame them.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jun 10, 2008
    #15
  4. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    All that is true, but golf agate is one of the biggest space cancers in any newspaper.

    Three tournaments (PGA, LPGA, Champions) will cost you 35-40 inches in the Saturday paper and 20 inches in the Sunday-Monday papers.

    As opposed to tennis, which gets smaller by 50% each day, golf agate has only two lengths --- long, and half as long.

    And you gotta run the guy at +18, because "How'd John Daly do?"

    I used to be one of those "agate is king" guys. But in this age, with the information available in lots of places, I would not mind a paper that had words instead. I know where to find out Daly's score. Give me a good read instead.
     
    BTExpress, Jun 10, 2008
    #16
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