(Blog editor grabs piece of candy and newspaper and sits down)
"NECN, SportsNet find way to share strengths; Programming changes ahead" by Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff | October 31, 2009
.... Newspapers are also jockeying to dominate sports coverage. The Boston Globe, which has 49 people on its sports staff, recently beefed up its coverage: It redesigned the sports section of Boston.com with more features and added a second online sports columnist.
Yeah, WHO GIVES a FLYING F*** about NEWS, right, NEWSPAPER?
See: Globe Employees Applaud a Rapist
Wow, DID YOU GUYS ever get SCREWED DOWN THERE at the old BG!!!!
Boston.com also runs NECN video, and Globe reporters regularly appear on the network.
So this WHOLE OBSESSION and FRONT-PAGING of the SPORTS is a SELF-SERVING AGENDA, huh?
JUST like EVERYTHING ELSE in the PAPER!
“We still feel the Globe and Boston.com is the best source for sports, and we’re going to make sure that doesn’t change,’’ said Joe Sullivan, the Globe’s sports editor.
The New York Times Co., which owns the Globe, has a 17.5 percent stake in New England Sports Ventures, which owns the Red Sox.
Yup, SELF-SERVING to the HILT!
That explains SO MUCH of what I SEE in my PAPER on a day-to-day basis.
“The more discussion and interest in sports in the marketplace, the better it is for all of us in the sports, news, and entertainment business,’’ Gary Roy, a spokesman for NESN, said.
ESPN spokesman Paul Melvin agreed. “Boston has long been a highly competitive market for sports coverage, with the Globe and others doing award-winning work. Our mission is to add to that and work to bring differentiated content to the sports fans of Boston,’’ he said in a statement.
While the Boston sports media market is getting crowded, analysts say there can never be enough sports news here....
Not only does THAT STATEMENT make me SICK, but MY PRINTED PAPER says "there is room for still more coverage."
I don't understand why the edit was needed.
--more--"
Yup, CUTTING to the BONE on "NEWS" while EXPANDING SPORTS?
No wonder newspapers are in the shape they are in.
Also related: Happy Halloween From the New York Times
(Ding-dong)
Who could that be?
