Jason Reid named sports columnist at WaPo

[Bristol Insider]

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/114462/jason-reid-named-washington-post-sports-columnist/

Wow ...

 

[Versatile]

Why a "Wow"? This move couldn't surprise me less. I should add, it was the right move to make. He's very, very talented.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Great hire.

 

[Double Down]

Jason is awesome. Very happy for him. Someone who can write really well, and back it up with great reporting. He'll be excellent.

 

[wicked]

I say this as no slam against Tracee Hamilton, but her stuff just doesn't inspire me. (That's not to say she's a bad writer.) And Wise is a clown.

He's the third columnist in that rotation, and he hasn't written a thing.

 

[Drip]

I loved the way he handled his incident with Milton Bradley. Excellent move by the Post. Good luck Jason.

 

[Harry Doyle]

Love Jason. Very deserving, very kind, very funny. Great digger. Must agree with DD here, this move is going to result in some very substantive, compelling, well-reported columns.

 

[AD]

got to disagree on wise. forget the recent dopey twitter flap; his is only the most extreme example of old-line media wrestling with a rapidly shifting world.

but his donald brashear piece -- though not a column -- was one of best stories written over the last few years, anywhere.

hardly the work of a clown.

 

[wicked]

but his donald brashear piece -- though not a column -- was one of best stories written over the last few years, anywhere.

hardly the work of a clown.

Fair enough, the Brashear piece was stellar. But his columns often are contrarian for the sake of it and he makes Woody Paige's ATH persona seem like a Mensa member, based on Wise's radio show antics.

 

[Bruhman]

I got to know Jason Reid a little bit when he covered the Dodgers. Not only is he a good guy, but he's a dogged reporter and hard worker. He very much deserves this gig and I'm sure he'll do a fantastic job.

 

[Hoos3725]

I agree with everyone who says Reid does a great job. Will he replace Wilbon in writing the social-issue columns?

 

[Versatile]

Wise is ridiculously stupid on his show. That said, his columns are second-best at the Post behind Boswell's, though Jenkins can bring it when she's inspired.

I'd put Reid fourth for now. Hamilton comes across as "sports columns for the casual fan."