Oklahoman shakeup

Both Tramel and Carlson are leaving, apparently to start a website.

Kinda weird they got this sendoff since it sounds like they are going to be competing with their prior employer

 

Love how the main cutline solves the mystery that Carlson and Tramel are posing for a photo.

We see that everywhere now. A cardinal rule of cutlines – Don't describe the obvious! – appears to have been lost again.

But, if so, there was plenty of room left, so the "copy editor" could have written "pose for a photo by our photographer." I mean, come on!

 

Tramel unpacked some of it last week:

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/spo...ma-city-okc-sports-media-website/70578621007/

 

I don't know how much of it is public but there is a big benefactor backing this new Oklahoma publication. Should be very interesting.

 

More than one big benefactor actually.

 

It just seems very non-newspaper to give them the full front sports page with all the fanfare and next week it'll be like -- hey don't go read them over at this website over our people.

 

I have a feeling there is more to this story forthcoming.

 

This will be interesting to watch. Tramel is huge in Oklahoma. However, in the whole history of new sports websites, I'm not sure the success rate is high and I don't think many or any duplicate the depth of coverage that newspapers did at their best. It's just not the same and investors seem to realize that after 2-3 years when the bills come in for traveling with the Sooners or Thunder. I hope they find a model that succeeds.

 

The names on the site:

Tramel
Carlson
Guerin Emig
Ed Murray
Sam Mayes
Todd Lisenbee
Eli Lederman
Brett Dawson
Jon Hamm

And it's offering "the best content in Oklahoma" so again I'm surprised the Oklahoman didn't just drop them or maybe they don't care

 

The Oklahoman is run by Gannett.

Odds are Gannett has no idea what's actually going on.

 

Gannett thinks they can grow by cutting, not grow by adding talent.