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Thursday, May 08, 2008

Diminishing ranks of sports media columnists--Neil Best

Mr. Best remains among the select few sports media/business columnists, as he notes today in his Watchdog blog:
  • "Did you know there are fewer than 10 newspapers in the nation that employ a full-time sports media and/or business columnist? This is way, way down from 10-20 years ago, presumably because as newspapers attempt to get leaner and meaner, the media beat is among the first things to go....

...We're roughly as common as Supreme Court justices.

Why this interested me: More money is involved today in sports, more celebrity and fortune for sports media. ESPN was chaired by a politician. Fewer analysts means less scrutiny, of course. Why is something news? Not because it is inherently newsworthy. (sm)

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