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Tim Stephens leaving CBS

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Moderator1, Oct 29, 2014.

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  1. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    so says the still-active Moddy Pipeline. Have reached out to Tim for some details, will post when I have them or he will post himself.

    Tony Moss, another of their top editors, is heading to ESPN. So there may be some high-level openings there soon

    Two good guys. I've worked with both, think highly of them.
     
    Moderator1, Oct 29, 2014
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  2. RecoveringJournalist

    RecoveringJournalist Well-Known Member

    Great guy.

    CBS Sports is in trouble. There's no question this ship is sinking.
     
    RecoveringJournalist, Oct 29, 2014
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  3. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Fixed.
     
    da man, Oct 29, 2014
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  4. Wonderlic

    Wonderlic Member

    Stephens is a speaker at the national college media convention this weekend in Philadelphia. He's listed as a representative of Sportsmanias.com and APSE.

    http://collegemedia14.com/schedule-2/

    According to the interwebz, Miami-based Sportsmanias, founded in 2012, "is a sports news aggregator that combines a dynamic mix of 24/7 professional beatwriter news with team and athlete tweets, videos, photos and personalized feeds to meet every diehard's interest. The site for team inside scoop and social interaction among sports fans, complemented by a mobile app for iOS and Android."
     
    Wonderlic, Oct 29, 2014
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  5. blacktitleist

    blacktitleist Member

    wow.

    Tony was my supervisor for the RapidReports stuff I did there a few years back. Loved working with him and the opportunities he gave me during the brief run we had before they pulled the plug.

    Super-organized and a straight shooter. I wish him well at the Mothership.
     
    blacktitleist, Oct 29, 2014
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  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Some serious hemorrhaging going on down there. Best of luck to both.
     
    MileHigh, Oct 29, 2014
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  7. Cigar56

    Cigar56 Member

    I think CBS Corporate lowered the salary cap for CBSSports.com. Sites like Bleacher Report have been way outperforming CBS in terms of money spent on salaries vs. revenue produced by the site, and the beancounters at CBS finally caught on. At the end of the day, it is a business, and that's the harsh reality the team in Ft. Lauderdale is facing now.
     
    Cigar56, Oct 30, 2014
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  8. black dude with pompano

    black dude with pompano Member

    My free advice to SportsManias is to think about getting a new name.
     
    black dude with pompano, Oct 30, 2014
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  9. Fran Curci

    Fran Curci Well-Known Member

    @Black dude with pompano: I agree on the name. Perhaps you've thought of something shorter, yourself? :)
     
    Fran Curci, Oct 30, 2014
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  10. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Maybe shorten it to S&M?
     
    Ace, Oct 30, 2014
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  11. RecoveringJournalist

    RecoveringJournalist Well-Known Member

    Sadly. CBS Sports had started doing some of the things people have criticized Bleacher Report for. Why people feel the need to take someone else's story and re-write it with a CBS Sports byline even when credit is given is pathetic.

    The people there with the best job security are probably the top fantasy people.
     
    RecoveringJournalist, Oct 31, 2014
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  12. FreddiePatek

    FreddiePatek Active Member

    I'm guessing we go about another six months before CBS devolves entirely into a fantasy sports site
     
    FreddiePatek, Oct 31, 2014
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