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Beusse out at USA Today Sports

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by JayFarrar, Oct 16, 2013.

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  1. steveu

    steveu Well-Known Member

    Agreed. A couple sports sections were what, 10 pages on a Monday? Unacceptable. You need at least 14 to recap the weekend's action, at least during the fall.
     
    steveu, Oct 26, 2013
    #25
  2. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    If the point of a website is to get people to spend more time there and click more stories - it hasn't worked. I click a lot less of their stuff than I used to.
     
    DanOregon, Oct 26, 2013
    #26
  3. Joe Williams

    Joe Williams Well-Known Member

    This is it.
     
    Joe Williams, Oct 28, 2013
    #27
  4. geddymurphy

    geddymurphy Member

    The biggest change at USAT is that it has gone from being cold, sterile and mechanical to being ... exciting, I guess? Maybe a little too exciting at times?

    They cleared out a lot of dead weight. A lot. Quite dead. They also got rid of some good people who didn't fit the Beusse/Morgan "sexier is better" mold but were more flexible than Beusse and Morgan realize.

    They've hired a ton of good people. And some kids who are enjoying the chance to be Deadspin Lite.

    Meanwhile, Gannett Blog and its readers know even less about sports than they do about the rest of the news business.
     
    geddymurphy, Nov 24, 2013
    #28
  5. Totally Krossed Out

    Totally Krossed Out Member

    Given the talent and size of the editorial staff that USA TODAY Sports has hired under Morgan, I'm not sure Deadspin Lite was what they were striving for. Nor something to be proud of.
     
    Totally Krossed Out, Nov 24, 2013
    #29
  6. geddymurphy

    geddymurphy Member

    It's not all Deadspin Lite, but that's definitely part of what Morgan was trying to bring to the table.
     
    geddymurphy, Nov 24, 2013
    #30
  7. icoverbucks

    icoverbucks Member

    The first thing I always went to was the Sports on TV column, used to run Mondays and maybe Thursdays. Great recap of weekend's events and previewing weekend coverage of major events. Martzke then Hiestand I believe. Those guys did a great job. I know others cover that stuff, but that was interesting to me. Sad we don't get that any more ... and we pay more money for the paper to boot.
     
    icoverbucks, Nov 25, 2013
    #31
  8. Fran Curci

    Fran Curci Well-Known Member

    They are doing a lot of bad journalism in their lust for web clicks. Headline on sports home page asks if LeBron will go to L.A. now that Kobe has a new contract. But story mentions LeBron low in story, only in passing, and doesn't even address the question.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/lakers/2013/11/25/kobe-bryant-contract-extension-los-angeles-carmel-anthony-lebron-james-2014-free-agents/3707885/
     
    Fran Curci, Nov 26, 2013
    #32
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