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Fall 2010 Syllabus now online

17. Aug, 2010 0 Comments

PDF and text versions of the syllabus are available by following this link. Questions or concerns? Email me.

General

Class resources, Featured, syllabus

Did Trib go too far with “Chrissy” Pronger?

08. Jun, 2010 0 Comments

The Chicago Tribune created a Chrissy Pronger poster to poke fun at the Philadelphia Flyers’ Chris Pronger. It got them attention, but was it the right kind of attention?

General

Chicago Tribune, Featured, NHL

Philly Daily News headline: terrible judgment

02. Dec, 2009 0 Comments

The Philadelphia Daily News this morning called Allen Iverson and federally convicted Mike Vick “homeys.” How, in 2009, does such an out-of-touch choice of word get made?

General

Allen Iverson, Featured, Mike Vick, Philadelphia Daily News, Rich Hofman

Enough digs; get with today or get out

20. Nov, 2009 0 Comments

Digs by the insecure, naive old guard of sports writing are as outdated as they are. It’s as if they view adapting to the present as a sign of weakness.

Future media

Deadspin, Featured, Gerry Fraley, Twitter

It’s all fun and games ’til you (maybe) libel someone

11. Nov, 2009 0 Comments

Deadspin’s new series about jerk coaches yielded a false anonymous story about Arizona State’s Pat Murphy. Was Murphy libeled?

Media law

Deadspin, Featured

NYT editor: no elimination of sports

09. Nov, 2009 0 Comments

A memo from Bill Keller says eliminating NYT Sports is “not on the table.”

Future media

Bill Keller, Featured, New York Times

How they broke the Manny news

30. Oct, 2009 0 Comments

Now that the dust has settled on the Manny Ramirez rush, let’s look at how the major players broke the news through an examination of the headlines on their homepages.

How they broke it

Featured, How they broke it, Manny Ramirez

Evolution of Strasburg coverage

29. Oct, 2009 0 Comments

The Stephen Strasburg hype will strike a major milestone today when he is selected first in Major League Baseball’s draft. In the media, it has been a steady buildup that has been credible, notable and, in some cases, predictable.

Story evolutions

Featured, Highlight, Story evolution