Bye George

March 29, 2007 | Comments Off

I believe every major news and sports media organization should employ an ombudsman. They provide a valued service by being an independent observer of the work done by reporters, columnists, and editors. They also act as a liason between between the readers, listeners, and watchers and the executives at the news organization. I applaud ESPN for [...]

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Taking it to the Fans

March 28, 2007 | Comments Off

We here in New England have followed with great interest the latest venture undertaken by Curt Schilling. On March 7th Schilling took his life to cyberspace with the creation of his 38 Pitches blog. For some reason there are some in the mainstream media (like the Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy) who feel that what Schilling is doing is self [...]

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Sports Radio Review- WEEI Boston

March 24, 2007 | 1 Comment

Welcome to the first of what will be many reviews of sports radio stations and their programs. Before we get started you may want to check out my guidelines concerning reviewing sports radio stations as well as what I like about sports radio. I have always said that sports radio stations cater to a niche [...]

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Guidelines in Analyzing Sports Radio

March 16, 2007 | 2 Comments

We plan to give our opinions on the effectiveness of sports radio stations from around the country. In doing this, we want to let you know that we plan to take this task seriously. To that end, we pledge: To listen to a station for at least a three week period. We want to get a good [...]

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What I Like About Sports Media- 2007

March 10, 2007 | Comments Off

As I prepare content for Sports Media Journal, I thought it would be a good idea to let you to know where I stand when it comes to how the media covers sports. (For more about the site, visit the About page.) This will be the basis of my point of view when I comment in the future. [...]

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