Thanks to Fanhouse to tipping me off to this.

Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune is one of the beat writers for the Utah Jazz.  On his blog (which he shares with Steve Luhm), he is documenting the behind-the-scenes events of covering the team.  It’s a great read if you want to know what it’s like to be a beat writer.

In his Monday piece, Siler discusses his meeting with Jazz players and coaches early morning before the team heads on the road for its first stop in Minnesota.  He goes through the process of developing a story on an off day and a little about what is expected at the paper.  He also addresses how his travel schedule is much different than that of the teams’.

His Tuesday post begins with press access at a team shoot-around.  He describes his pre-game activities prior to the T-Wolves game and his work post-game in filing his story back home.   He also details his late night travails.

The entry from Wednesday starts with Siler’s un-Godly travel schedule from Minnesota back to Salt Lake City.  He gets into the specifics of his day in talking with members of the Jazz’ D-League team before settling in for that night’s game against the Pistons.  He quickly mentions his disdain with a fan near his press seat (I would have loved to see how that was handled) before recapping a great come-from-behind win for the Jazz.

All in all, good stuff about what it’s like to be a reporter in the trenches.  I will add more as Siler progresses through the rest of his four game in five day journal.