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The Athletic ... any thoughts ...

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by icoverbucks, Apr 18, 2017.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    If you want to "pillage newspapers" and be the king, you're going to have to be everything to everybody. Like tapintoamerica said, you'll need a national columnist. Gotta have national college writers. I think they should also have national golf and auto racing writers (heaven knows there's a lot of those out there who could use a gig). And big takeout writers. Yes, even if they hire all of those then some readers will prefer other outlets' voices. That's competition. But if you want to be a national player long-term, I think you need to have a writer on everything. Or maybe I'm wrong.
     
    playthrough, Oct 31, 2017
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  2. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Is it possible they're building up to that slowly with the local sites, rather than doing too much at the start?
     
    HanSenSE, Oct 31, 2017
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  3. Skylar

    Skylar New Member

    When I heard KenPom was headed there I wanted to subscribe even more because I figured he would have some good insight for stuff like that. I read a few things I liked, but overall I'm underwhelmed. I don't subscribe to his website, but it feels like the columns he writes for The Athletic are a little more auxiliary to what he does normally.
     
    Skylar, Nov 3, 2017
    #183
  4. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    HanSenSE, Nov 8, 2017
    #184
  5. Fran Curci

    Fran Curci Well-Known Member

    Just curious what you mean by "freebie?"
     
    Fran Curci, Nov 9, 2017
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  6. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    Well let's break this down: The Athletic is a subscription based website where articles can be accessed after paying a subscription fee. A "freebie" is something available without cost. This column can be accessed by those who haven't paid for a subscription so ....
     
    Spartan Squad, Nov 9, 2017
    #186
  7. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    The Athletic's pillaging of BANG reminds me of this scene in Citizen Kane. Granted I doubt either BANG or TheAthletic have ever been accused of throwing gobs of money at anyone.
     
    DanOregon, Nov 9, 2017
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  8. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    The Athletic is totally throwing gobs of money at people. That’s why they’re going.

    The question is what happens when the seed funding runs out and whether the operation can finance itself. But for now, it’s big raises for all.
     
    LongTimeListener, Nov 9, 2017
    #188
  9. Fran Curci

    Fran Curci Well-Known Member

    Got it. I thought the writer meant the hire was a freebie. Meanwhile, save the snark for clever tweets.
     
    Fran Curci, Nov 9, 2017
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  10. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    You assume I'm actually clever on Twitter
     
    Spartan Squad, Nov 9, 2017
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  11. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Raiding BANG is obviously low-hanging fruit for Kawakami. Nearly every writer, save Vic Tafur (Raiders) and the Kevin Kurz (Sharks) have been from the Mercury News. And I think the A's beat is still open, and like in the case of Baggs, no reason to fill it until the winter meetings.
     
    HanSenSE, Nov 9, 2017
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  12. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    If The Athletic is throwing gobs of money to get BANGers to jump, I question their business savvy. A three-year-deal guaranteed with 4 percent bump would have probably been enough given the newspaper industry these days and BANG's cloudy future specifically.
     
    DanOregon, Nov 9, 2017
    #192
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