Comments on: Beat Reporting FTW or L? http://boxscorebeat.com/2009/01/07/beat-reporting-ft-w-or-l/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:09:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jack Styczynski http://boxscorebeat.com/2009/01/07/beat-reporting-ft-w-or-l/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jack Styczynski Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:16:19 +0000 http://boxscorebeat.com/?p=4#comment-4 Good post, Collin. Also keep in mind there are different kinds of "beats." Of course, you are referring to team beats in this post, but there are also more general beats. Pete Thamel is one of my favorite writers; he has the college sports "beat" at the Times. One of the things I really like about him is that he's a true hybrid of the old and the new. He's a prodigious blogger on The Quad, but also does great old-fashioned newspaper feature and investigative reporting. His story on diploma mills a few years ago is must reading... http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/25/sports/ncaabasketball/25preps.html Good post, Collin.

Also keep in mind there are different kinds of “beats.” Of course, you are referring to team beats in this post, but there are also more general beats. Pete Thamel is one of my favorite writers; he has the college sports “beat” at the Times. One of the things I really like about him is that he’s a true hybrid of the old and the new. He’s a prodigious blogger on The Quad, but also does great old-fashioned newspaper feature and investigative reporting. His story on diploma mills a few years ago is must reading…

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/25/sports/ncaabasketball/25preps.html

]]> By: collin.orcutt http://boxscorebeat.com/2009/01/07/beat-reporting-ft-w-or-l/comment-page-1/#comment-3 collin.orcutt Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:12:09 +0000 http://boxscorebeat.com/?p=4#comment-3 I'm glad that Tom Ziller linked to Cuban's ban of bloggers. I was just about to Google that before I read his take. I don't think pro sports necessarily needs newspapers, I just think it needs a variety of people with intelligence and access. The access is what distinguishes most bloggers from reporters (unless the bloggers were reporters first). As to who should be allowed that access, there is the question that is going to have be answered in the not so far off future. I’m glad that Tom Ziller linked to Cuban’s ban of bloggers. I was just about to Google that before I read his take.

I don’t think pro sports necessarily needs newspapers, I just think it needs a variety of people with intelligence and access. The access is what distinguishes most bloggers from reporters (unless the bloggers were reporters first).

As to who should be allowed that access, there is the question that is going to have be answered in the not so far off future.

]]> By: Drew Geraets http://boxscorebeat.com/2009/01/07/beat-reporting-ft-w-or-l/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Drew Geraets Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:57:54 +0000 http://boxscorebeat.com/?p=4#comment-2 Mark Cuban's <a href="http://blogmaverick.com/2008/12/24/why-pro-sports-need-newspapers/" rel="nofollow">Why Pro Sports Need Newspapers</a> and the <a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/15996/mark_cuban_has_a_hare-brained_scheme_for_your_newspapers_sports_page" rel="nofollow">Sports News' response</a> are also good reads. Then, there's the <a href="http://deadspin.com/385770/bissinger-vs-leitch" rel="nofollow">Bissinger vs. Leitch throwdown</a> on HBO comparing traditional sports coverage to what's being provided by the blogosphere. My question is: how valuable is access to the fields, courts and locker rooms of our beloved sports teams? Who should be allowed in? Mark Cuban’s Why Pro Sports Need Newspapers and the Sports News’ response are also good reads. Then, there’s the Bissinger vs. Leitch throwdown on HBO comparing traditional sports coverage to what’s being provided by the blogosphere. My question is: how valuable is access to the fields, courts and locker rooms of our beloved sports teams? Who should be allowed in?

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