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More Cuts at ESPN

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Doc Holliday, Mar 7, 2017.

  1. Skeptical

    Skeptical Member

    Dear Troll: Because I only get on here about once every three weeks. Maybe you ought to get a life or something.
     
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  2. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    There ya go, little guy, your first like. It might just be your last, so enjoy it.
     
  3. Skeptical

    Skeptical Member

    Little guy? More of a man than you will ever be. Hide behind your keyboard, coward. Fuck your personal attacks.
     
  4. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Enough - Skeptical, I'm a little skeptical here. But whatever, everyone cool it.
     
  5. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    personal attacks? dude you came at me this morning with some bitchy comment claiming something I wrote three weeks ago didn't respond properly to something you wrote, which you didn't cite or ever quote. I still don't know bc ya still haven't clarified. learn how to use the quote function, it'll help.
     
  6. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Guy hiding behind a keyboard yells about guy hiding behind a keyboard. Welcome to the Internet!
     
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  7. georgealfano

    georgealfano Active Member

    I read about ESPN's presentation to advertisers, and I had a thought.

    It seems like the people laid off were the reporters and producers who did the work to dig out information, while the "personalities" remained in place.

    Does anybody else have the same impression or a different opinion?
     
  8. LanceyHoward

    LanceyHoward Well-Known Member

    ESPN believes that it has to become more personality driven because their audience picks up basic news off the internet. So personalities stay and the grunts get fired.
     
  9. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    And it's worth remembering: this is how TV works. You can do a daily NFL show without Ed Werder or John Clayton. You can't do it without an anchor.

    I've worked in TV for 27 years. I'm one of the "grunts." I've seen a hell of a lot of layoffs. Not once have I seen an anchor laid off. That's partly a contract issue, but it's also because tv stations tend to hire as many anchors as they need, but are far more flexible in the number of other positions they can have on staff.
     
  10. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    you can sell ads around a "personality" - it's quantifiable. You can't predict the news cycle on a particular day. SAS is going to be outraged about something,
     
  11. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    Boogie, what the fuck are you yammering about? Quote me if you've something coherent to say.
     
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  12. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    Alma-
    Le Batard is what he is now, but in his day could write rings around a Thompson.
    He decided, unfortunately, he'd rather be a big-top circus performer than a pretty good stylist.
     
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