Sick of SportWriters

BGWhoDat · 03-23-2012, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

Papa_Voodoo made a good observation in the "they sold their souls" thread ... "They need to stop giving 20 year olds story assignments" ... I think there is a 'changing of the guard' among the writer's ranks ... the older, wiser, more experienced reporters/writers who knew how to report on sports without all the sensationalism are retiring to be replaced by the first kid out of college with a journalism degree ... except for guys like Skip Bayless, Mike Florio & John Clayton ... they're a little older, but just never never learned the right way.

I'll take note of this lol!

SloMotion · 03-24-2012, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by BGWhoDat

I'll take note of this lol!

... well, IDK how old you are and to your credit, you seem to be the exception to the rule ... I appreciated the way you stood up to your editors and demanded confirmed sources when 'bountygate' was breaking. It may have cost you a position, but your integrity/character is still in place and that will serve you well as you go forward into the blogosphere.

It's the world we live in, I suppose. Reality TV, fast food, artificial turf, 24hr ESPN, the designated hitter, moving the kickoff to the 35, no longer using the center line to determine a two-line pass in the NHL and the ban on perimeter hand-checking in the NBA ... these are the type of things that contribute to a society's decline.

03-23-2012, 10:44 PM	#1
BGWhoDat Who Dat Writer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 241	Originally Posted by SloMotion Papa_Voodoo made a good observation in the "they sold their souls" thread ... "They need to stop giving 20 year olds story assignments" ... I think there is a 'changing of the guard' among the writer's ranks ... the older, wiser, more experienced reporters/writers who knew how to report on sports without all the sensationalism are retiring to be replaced by the first kid out of college with a journalism degree ... except for guys like Skip Bayless, Mike Florio & John Clayton ... they're a little older, but just never never learned the right way. I'll take note of this lol!

03-24-2012, 05:27 AM	#2
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Originally Posted by BGWhoDat I'll take note of this lol! ... well, IDK how old you are and to your credit, you seem to be the exception to the rule ... I appreciated the way you stood up to your editors and demanded confirmed sources when 'bountygate' was breaking. It may have cost you a position, but your integrity/character is still in place and that will serve you well as you go forward into the blogosphere. It's the world we live in, I suppose. Reality TV, fast food, artificial turf, 24hr ESPN, the designated hitter, moving the kickoff to the 35, no longer using the center line to determine a two-line pass in the NHL and the ban on perimeter hand-checking in the NBA ... these are the type of things that contribute to a society's decline.

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