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More Cuts at ESPN

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

  1. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    This is how it's done:

     
  2. Rhody31

    Rhody31 Well-Known Member

    Not trying to start something, just looking for an explanation:
    Why when these big names get let go, do people say "So and so will be a perfect fit at NEW NETWORK?"
    But in place of who? And at the cost of who's career?
    Guys like Ed Werder and Jayson Stark have done tremendous work for a long damn time. But maybe MLB Network or NFLN should try and groom someone to be the next Werder or Stark instead of bringing in an old one. I've never quite understood why everyone's quick to say "get this person who's been in the business for 40 years and was just making 200K a year a job ASAP" where there are plenty of people who have been around who would kill for the same opportunity but haven't been given a chance.
     
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  3. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Rhody, nobody is going to be better at being Ed Werder and Jayson Stark than Ed Werder and Jayson Stark.
     
  4. GBNF

    GBNF Well-Known Member

    This feels like the end of a dream for many youngish sportswriters out there today. I've talked to a few who are now wondering what's the end goal? Will there be good, well-paying jobs to dream of in 10 years? Five? Two?
     
  5. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    They're wondering that now?
     
  6. GBNF

    GBNF Well-Known Member

    Today certainly added to that feeling.
     
  7. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Werder and Stark aren't the examples I'd use. They're very, very good.

    But, no, other news outlets shouldn't just hire ESPN cast-offs to hire them. That's not good for anyone.
     
  8. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I think it's a reflex more than anything else, like it's somehow more substantial to offer that than "I'm sorry." You're not breaking any new ground -- Stark would have been a great fit for MLB Network a week ago, too -- but you feel like you're somehow offering a solution.
     
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  9. Rhody31

    Rhody31 Well-Known Member

    Kevin Youkilis makes a very good point here.


    EDIT: The tweet he was responding to
     
  10. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    I know I asked uptopic, though, and I'll ask again (not aimed at you, Inky): How do you conservatively cover sports?
     
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  11. QYFW

    QYFW Well-Known Member

    ESPN's increasingly liberal slant may end up killing it, but today's firing only served to make it stronger. The bulk of today's layoffs hit employees who had no "voice."
     
  12. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Per the Deadspin link, Dilfer ... but this post is probably a d_b by now.
     
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