Chicago media and WNBA

[Della9250]

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Not sure which would pish me off more as an editor, having the beat writer taking a phone pic, getting in the killer cover shot of the post-game celebration, or her bringing attention to her being in the killer cover shot the next day on Twitter.

No problem with the first thing for sure -- with social media the way it is, it helps add to the coverage with a more up close perspective. The 2nd I don't think can be helped / was intentional. It's going to happen in situations like that. Now the third point, I don't think I'd bring that up.

 

[Col. Nathan R. Jessup]

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Not sure which would pish me off more as an editor, having the beat writer taking a phone pic, getting in the killer cover shot of the post-game celebration, or her bringing attention to her being in the killer cover shot the next day on Twitter.

You can't get mad at her for the first or second things. The third thing … it's the furthest thing from "old school," but judging by the engagement she has on that tweet, it is connecting with her audience.

 

[JimmyHoward33]

Eh there's several media types in the background, I'm assuming thats on the court with the open availability chaos after a title win? Hard to stay out of shots in those situations

 

[rubenmateo]

If she's taking phone pics for her publication's social/site, that's all fine. If she's doing it for her personal collection, I suppose it's tsk tsk, but I'd let her have a little fun as long as she wasn't doing it a ton to take away from reporting. Once you get past all that, I'm fine with the way she tweeted about it, bringing attention to the newspaper, urging followers to buy a copy. I would try to find out who took the photo and credit them.

 

[exmediahack]

I've said this for a loooong time.

If sports want "equal" coverage, they have to allow access that everyone else does but also be willing to be criticized and second-guessed during live broadcasts. If a team is cold shooting, they need to be called out. If they make stupid plays and shoot the ball early in the shot clock, call them out.

 

[PaperClip529]

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Not sure which would pish me off more as an editor, having the beat writer taking a phone pic, getting in the killer cover shot of the post-game celebration, or her bringing attention to her being in the killer cover shot the next day on Twitter.

Those are three silly things to get pissed off at.

 

[HanSenSE]

If she's taking phone pics for her publication's social/site, that's all fine. If she's doing it for her personal collection, I suppose it's tsk tsk, but I'd let her have a little fun as long as she wasn't doing it a ton to take away from reporting. Once you get past all that, I'm fine with the way she tweeted about it, bringing attention to the newspaper, urging followers to buy a copy. I would try to find out who took the photo and credit them.

If the former is the case, I sure wouldn't make a fuss about it on social media. Would anyone she's not related to or familiar with know who she is otherwise?

When I started covering juco basketball in the 90s, I staked out a position about halfway up the grandstand. When weSho got the game photos, found out I was within lens range. Shooter told me not to do that again. Sat courtside or high atop the stands ever since.

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[Batman]

Looks like the conference call wasn't the only thing nobody showed up for.

 

[Flip Wilson]

Looks like the conference call wasn't the only thing nobody showed up for.

That's gotta be disheartening.

 

[Twirling Time]

They should have rescheduled so as to not conflict with Lilith Fair.

 

[playthrough]

The locker room door that Phoenix broke was on put stage for the rally. That's pretty funny. Even if there were only hundreds in attendance.