No game story?

Jake_Taylor · Jan 19, 2011

SF_Express said:

Cigar56 said:

So try this: What is a game story in this day and age?
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See, I think the answer is "Anything you say it is."

Aside from running on night events, it's not going to be, "The Bears took charge in the third quarter, marching 63 yards on seven plays ..."

But I still believe there should be one story that's obviously the game story, that describes what happened in the game, who won and why.

See, my local paper puts its game story on page 3 on the big football days and puts a columnist out front.

I don't agree with that, and won't. Your lead beat guy, writing the gamer, should be your lead story, even today. At least to me.

But it doesn't have to be the game story of 1980. It can be a much better game story. But that form isn't obsolete at all if done right.
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Agreed. Another answer is "depends on the game."

If you are covering high school football the story of the game might boil down to which team won and how the running back State U is recruiting did. If it's the Seahawks beating the Saints in the playoffs, the approach is likely completely different.

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