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Just Click It — 7/20/09

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Collin Orcutt in Golf, Just Click It, MLB, NFL, Shifting Journalism, Sports Journalism

For slow summer months, there’s a lot going on. Be it Tom Watson’s flirtation with greatness (which will surely find its way into next week’s list) or the end of Michael Vick’s 18-month sentence (ditto), there’s plenty of sports news to go around. Likewise, there’s plenty of quality sports journalism. Here are some articles worthy of a read:

• First off, an article from the hardest working tight tight end in the journalism business: Chris Cooley. Filling in for Peter King as the “Monday Morning QB,” Cooley lays out his idea for a way to reduce incorrect calls in games. He calls it Smart Football. Hopefully Roger Goodell is reading.
• Another SI.com post. I have been linking to quite a few articles recently about the development of new statistics and how teams are using them. Not everyone is impressed with all these stats though, especially Norman Chad. Another thing Chad’s unimpressed with? The WSJ’s sports page.
• But, as much as Chad dislikes the Wall Street Journal’s sports page, I find myself checking their section daily, often times with good results. For example, this interesting article by Reed Albergotti about an increase in marathon participation due to the slow economy.
• Nestled among the Watson and Vick news today was ESPN’s announcement they will be opening three more local sites to accompany ESPN Chicago. It’s no shock–lots of people saw this coming the moment the Chicago site launched. Among these was Dan Shanoff, and now he sees trouble for local sports outlets.
• Lastly, over at Jim Romenesko’s blog at Poynter, news that nearly three quarters of 200 bloggers surveryed in a study put on by Penn State don’t think they’re rivals to actual sports journalists. The survey is full of interesting stats and worth a glance.

Enjoy the reading.

Tags: Chris Cooley, Dan Shanoff, Jim Romenesko, Norman Chad, Reed Albergotti