TJ Simers on changes in Los Angeles Times sports section going into effect Monday

[dixiehack]

Or that the source is the ESPN broadcast team that talked to the HC this week.

My strong guess is this was the scenario.

I don't pretend to follow Kansas football, but are we sure this was the tweet that broke the news?

 

[Azrael]

Wanted to circle back to this and underline the kinds of stuff national media do now



So here's a little report on the KU QB being available for Friday's game. I ashume the reporter just texted the HC, or whatever, cites it as a "source" and goes along their day. Or that the source is the ESPN broadcast team that talked to the HC this week.

Here's the question: Can a local reporter easily get this confirmation from the coach without the coach thinking he's picking and choosing among the local media? There's nothing to gain for the coach in doing a local reporter a favor; there could be, in theory, something to gain from a national reporter.

My strong guess is this was the scenario.

I don't pretend to follow Kansas football, but are we sure this was the tweet that broke the news?

Plenty of people with an interest in moving the betting line would be a possible source for something like this.

 

[Alma]

My strong guess is this was the scenario.

I don't pretend to follow Kansas football, but are we sure this was the tweet that broke the news?

I am not sure, no.

But this is the kind of stuff national reporters are now doing - availability reports.

 

[MTM]

Alden owned Southern California News Group boasted about its sports section and deadlines when LAT made it changes. It then bought the San Diego Union-Tribune, the note about new deadlines came last week and my sports section today in the Riverside paper is four pages of mostly high school football gamers from Friday.
I'm told I can go online to read about the Dodgers, USC, etc
Meanwhile, the Times had Dodgers playoff game coverage.
Fortunately for me, my subscription is mostly online with home delivery only on Sunday.

 

[MileHigh]

Was a big day in SoCal sports.

Washington State at UCLA
Dodgers playoffs
USC in triple overtime (even in the good ol' days that's not getting into many editions).

I shudder to think what my old shop 12 miles north of Riverside is like these days.

 

[swingline]

Me, too @MileHigh.