Chicago Tribune eliminates Bears game stories

Interesting - not sure what to think:

http://apse.dallasnews.com/2006/dec2006/121706kellams.html

 

Better design. Yeah!

Actually, I have no problem with it. I think most Bears fans are still getting the information they want.

 

I like the idea. Hoping to try something similar with my staff in the near future.

 

Is this going to be the norm 5-10 years from now?

 

Yes.

 

Mullins' quarter-by-quarter thing still reads like a game story. A bad one, since he has to pad a dull quarter to make the graphic work. And it's all about quality graphics, not quality journalism.

 

No, sooner.

 

My thought exactly, clerk.

To say no game story is not really true... 4 quarter stories/analysis/stat recap instead, equals more padded play-by-play to fill space.

 

The majority here may like it, but what do the readers think?

Anyone in the know?

 

Exactly. It takes the news judgment out of the hands of the beat writer who is with the team every day and makes the reporter treat everything the same according to a preconceived format. Form over function. It's not just stupid, it's suicidal. Some editors just can't help themselves from making us obsolete faster and faster.

 

Brutal idea.

Just brutal.

 

Great idea.

An 18-hour old web page with photos, stats, agate and sentence fragments. But on paper! And thrown right into your driveway!

Cool!