Denver Post Hockey Writer Wins Stanley Cup!

[Liut]

Already started. First story was Tuesday.

I'm confused. Just read his report on the Auburn football coaching change in the Montgomery Advertiser.
Anyone know what is going on?

 

[MileHigh]

I'm confused. Just read his report on the Auburn football coaching change in the Montgomery Advertiser.
Anyone know what is going on?

Interesting. Is on the Avalanche road trip. Filed a story on their game Friday. Avalanche are off until Friday and Saturday in Finland.

 

[MileHigh]

Maybe had a pre-written story on the coaching change, like many obits are pre-written knowing it was coming?

 

[Liut]

Maybe had a pre-written story on the coaching change, like many obits are pre-written knowing it was coming?

Upon further review, I think you're right. The Advertiser story has a shared byline with Auburn dateline. I didn't notice the other reporter's name on my initial read.

 

[cjericho]

When a local guy won the Cup and invited some of us to his "Day with the Cup" party we took a photo next to it that we've used in social media promotion…. Never felt slimey about that.

Local team won it and had a photo day for the media to being families and pose with it at the rink too. Those were kept private not for ethics but just as no one needs to see my kids.

Never in a zillion billion years would touch it beyond a finger helping read the names. Hoist it? What the fork

Think that's pretty much the way to handle it. Got a picture by the World Series trophy years back, realize it's not the same as the Stanley
Cup but never would think of picking it up or touching it. Kind of like taking a picture next to a statue at a museum, not gonna climb
up on it but would stand next to it for a pic.

 

[cjericho]

Ethics are for people who can afford to have them. Yes, I get it - not a good look in the "classic" sense. But we've all witnessed newspapars as institutions conduct their businesses in a way that is anything but ethical as circulation has dropped, cutting corners, dubious "alliances" - heck, selling ads on the front page. But some scrub reporter is the bad guy for enjoying the moment that has made all the BS, pay freezes, furloughs and more seem worth it?

Not that he's a bad guy, just more of a clown. Just like we don't take the newspapers with the ads for the titty bars as seriously as we take
the newspapers with the Mercedes Benz ads, unless it's changed that much in the past decade or so.

 

[cjericho]

I can remember being a part of a talk with a Denver Post editor when I was in college who said firmly and not very nicely, don't even think about applying until you have at least seven years of experience. That wasn't sports, just in general. Always stuck with me. Sort of as conceited. Sort of as, whoa, going to take a lot to get to a place like that!

I don't really remember the timing, but my college paper editor, who was the same year as me, worked there in a pretty decent beat within a few years. So she beat that, and she deserved it. (Edit: just looked at her LinkedIn, less than a year!)

Needless to say, whatever rule that editor was yapping about then didn't last long after that talk. Definitely doesn't apply now.

Kind of a stupid thing to say, unless he meant don't expect to land the job until you have 7 years experience. Applying and going to an interview is
good to experience.

 

[Roscablo]

Kind of a stupid thing to say, unless he meant don't expect to land the job until you have 7 years experience. Applying and going to an interview is
good to experience.

It was pretty much the Post is untouchable for you, so don't even think it. It's kind of funny considering my peer, who I am pretty sure was at that meeting, got there less than a year later and the overall state of the industry now, especially the Denver Post. I wish I could remember who the editor was.

 

[MeanGreenATO]

Did nobody in the Denver market go to journalism school?

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

She's the sportscaster of the year in Colorado! *super hard eyeroll* Even by the homer standards of sportscasters, that's pretty bad. But the douchey bro is much worse. Alas, if The Athletic taught anyone anything (and it was nothing good), it was that being homers pulls in subs and eyeballs.

 

[Della9250]

Did nobody in the Denver market go to journalism school?

She didn't -- she graduated from Colorado with a business degree and got into the business after she was interviewed for her second stint as a Broncos cheerleader

For the other guy -- at least he works for a fan site that quote "We make it more fun to be a Colorado sports fan" and has a perk based around a bar.

 

[Scout]

There are two types of sports fans…

Ones that want an objective outlook on the team that praises when it is earned and critiques when it is earned.

The other cheers when their team gains 11 yards on third-and-15, is certain the refs cost them every game, wants someone to tell them their team is the greatest ever and is annoying as fork if you are in the same room with them when you're watching your team. And their the majority of fans out there when your team is actually good.

You can figure out who reads which outlet.