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APSE contest--goodbye game story category, hello beat writing category

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by spankys, Nov 28, 2011.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Beat writing IS a great category. Should be fiercely competitive, at least among those who still care about these things. But again, I don't see why the game story category had to be jettisoned for this.
     
    playthrough, Nov 30, 2011
    #13
  2. JimmyHoward33

    JimmyHoward33 Well-Known Member

    +1
     
    JimmyHoward33, Nov 30, 2011
    #14
  3. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    The common complain I heard is that this (once again) favors the big papers over the numerous smaller papers that are APSE members. I'd say the solution is to make beat writing a category for the top one or two circulation groups and leave the game story for the smaller circ groups.

    If you are a true beat writer at a smaller paper, say a college town, then feel free to play up against the big guys.
     
    Jake_Taylor, Dec 1, 2011
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