Palm Beach Post no longer covering the Miami Heat?

[SportySpice]

Sounds like the most recent cuts hit the Palm Beach Post yesterday, and it sounds like Chris Perkins is out and the Post might not be covering the Heat anymore.
Saw it in the comments here: http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2009/09/palm_beach_post_layoffs.php#comments
If so, that's really unfortunate. Perkins is a great guy, a solid writer and reporter and will do anything asked of him.
Not covering the Heat is not smart in that market. Then again, the way this business is, "smart" depends on who's defining the word: journalists, readers or the execs.

Can anyone confirm any of this?

 

[MileHigh]

Lots of content sharing among the three papers going on down there now.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Palm Beach actually has refused to share content with the S-S.

This could be interesting

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I'm stunned that a Heat writer would be shown the door before any of the hockey writers.

 

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

They don't have any hockey writers. Former hockey writer there now covers the Dolphs.

 

[SF_Express]

I'm stunned that a Heat writer would be shown the door before any of the hockey writers.

Mizzou, what Ogie said. Hockey has been long gone from the Post's core coverage.

 

[jimmydangles]

Palm Beach actually has refused to share content with the S-S.

Quoted for untruth.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Palm Beach actually has refused to share content with the S-S.

Quoted for untruth.

Back at you.

 

[BigDog]

Hope the Post didn't do this so they can use Miami Herald copy on Heat. Today, the Herald "broke" the story saying Wade will opt out next summer.

I read that in the Post two months ago.

 

[Drip]

Perhaps Mr. Tepps can explain what's going on.

 

[Joe Williams]

So is Chris Perkins leaving or staying?

 

[SportySpice]

I don't know. Apparently they're keeping things really hush-hush as to who's gone in this latest round of cuts, even inside the building.
I do know, however, that the Post, which has shared photos and some stories with the Herald for at least a few years, is definitely sharing content with the Sun-Sentinel, especially photos.
All the sharing and beat cuts (the Post dumped regular coverage of the Panthers last season) in South Florida is more than a little unnerving.

 

[onebigfella]

Chris Perkins has been laid off

 

[Joe Williams]

Chris Perkins has been laid off

Can't really thank someone for bad news, but appreciate the update, 1Big. Damn.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Chris Perkins has been laid off

Can't really thank someone for bad news, but appreciate the update, 1Big. Damn.

I would have considered Perkins their best beat writer.

Quick departures have hurt their Dolphins coverage. Just my opinion, but I don't think it's been the same since Bedard left.

 

[onebigfella]

Perkins was not only a great guy, he was a very talented beat writer. He'll be missed.

 

[Joe Williams]

Perkins was is not only a great guy, he was is a very talented beat writer. He'll be missed in/on the Post's pages.

Fixed. He's still among the living, y'know.

 

[jimmydangles]

Palm Beach actually has refused to share content with the S-S.

They share content with the SS all the time. It's all over their website.

Quoted for untruth.

Back at you.

 

[leo1]

I'm stunned that a Heat writer would be shown the door before any of the hockey writers.

speaking of hockey, i couldn't believe the herald sent a writer to nova scotia for the panthers preseason and to finland to cover the opener. what a waste of money.

 

[OTD]

I'm stunned that a Heat writer would be shown the door before any of the hockey writers.

Didn't you hear? Miami is Hockeytown U.S.A.

speaking of hockey, i couldn't believe the herald sent a writer to nova scotia for the panthers preseason and to finland to cover the opener. what a waste of money.