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Who writes the story?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Neutral Corner, Mar 1, 2020.

  1. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    You're gonna love this one. I mean, what can go wrong?


     
  2. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Who is going to edit the terribly written and reported content?

    Nobody.
     
  3. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Who’s gonna read it? Parents and relatives
     
  4. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Bigger question - who is going to cost another parent's kid a scholarship?!!!
     
  5. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    Finally, a newspaper that won't cost kids scholarships and won't forget the hardworking JV kids!

    Edit: Damn you Dan!
     
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  6. rtse11

    rtse11 Well-Known Member

    The competitive cheer teams will finally get the press they so richly deserve.
     
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  7. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

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  8. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

  9. Roscablo

    Roscablo Well-Known Member

    This is the second time I've seen the reasoning to drop sports (the Greeley one as well) that people who care or whatever are at the games or can get info from social media or Max Preps or whatever. But can they? Is this a smaller town thing? I'm in a mid-sized town with four big high schools. I'm one of those dorks who still at least tries to keep up on scores and how teams are doing. My oldest son is now in high school and while he doesn't play anything any more I'm interested in all his old teammates and classmates getting to this point. And you know what? I can't find crap for info on high school sports any more. That's with a local newspaper that still sort of covers them.

    I get that bigger colleges and pro teams have way more followers and interest, but you can watch those games every time and there is plenty of info on social media and yet they are still covered. And yes, I know they are what gets the clicks and purchases and high schools don't but still seems like it counters the argument. Just say high schools don't bring the readers! Although, I would think for smaller places they bring some.

    I mean, if you are going to drop your sports department don't use dumb excuses like these. And please stop saying snap pictures.
     
    Last edited: Mar 1, 2020
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  10. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    It's as if these publishers think "citizen journalism" will be objective or a fraction as well done as a staff-written story. As if they really believe that coverage won't break down. As if a grip-and-grin of their kid holding a ball after some self-described scoring milestone compensates for a strong action photo by a staff photographer.

    No, it doesn't. Why don't we suggest that some controller can work the ledger and books and make the same financial decisions that too many outlets overpay a publisher to do? Wonder how they would like the poor attempt to rationalize their elimination?
     
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  11. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    I can't wait to read the first few, though.
     
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  12. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I can't wait to start calling in complaints----"I don't know where you went to journalism school...." "You write like you have a kid on the team!"
     
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