Can Anyone Tell Me Why?:
Air attack gives Katy get-up-and-go (Emily Davis, Houston Chronicle)
A new football season at Katy began.
The crisp, red jerseys were unpacked.
Pure white pants handed out.
Shiny, scuff-free helmets got new owners.
And a group of bright-eyed, determined athletes started to write their own chapter in Katy's rich history.
Texans can rely on Wells (Megan Manfull, Houston Chronicle)
Texans running back Jonathan Wells has plenty he could complain about. Nothing he could say would raise eyebrows in a league where "me" is heard more often than "we."
But Wells is different. Sunday, after starting for the first time this season, Wells wanted to talk more about how grateful he was than how effective he was. He praised the organization that re-signed him in the spring and said he felt privileged to be a part of the franchise.
There was not even a hint of bitterness. He never complained about how the Texans have drafted three running backs since the 2002 season, when Wells led the Texans in rushing during their inaugural season. Nor did he whine about being allowed to carry the ball only if starter Domanick Davis is incapacitated.
Why?
Why does that newspaper insist on MeMofying the sports pages with features-style sportswriting from girl reporters, fare that would be more appropriate to a college newspaper and not (as Jack Sweeney would boast) one of the nation's ten largest newspapers?
Why inflict that nearly unreadable pap on the sports page readers?
Why?
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 11/09/05 21:57 | Media Matters | Technorati
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I'm still trying to figure out why ESPN has those silly simulated press conferences with an actor playing the GM of a MLB team. It's annoying as all getout.
Posted by Greg Wythe @ 01:03 on 11/10/05
I caught part of one of those "press conferences" yesterday, and I agree -- that was very annoying!
Posted by Kevin @ 06:08 on 11/10/05
Because there's no such thing as a 'good' sportswriter anymore.
S.
Posted by Sedosi @ 11:50 on 11/10/05
I think Megan might get fired for writing paragraphs containing more than one sentence. From what I seen, that is frowned upon at the Chronicle.
Posted by Ethan @ 12:34 on 11/10/05
diversity is beauty!
Posted by anne @ 14:01 on 11/10/05
maybe they are trying to follow in the footsteps of the dallas morning news' rachel cohen. i think cohen has done a pretty good job so far.
however you bring up a good point. these chron writers are letting the fact that they're women get in the way of their beat. they aren't columnists.
Posted by Rob @ 11:44 on 11/11/05
Check out this introduction article on Sportswriting:
http://www.articleworld.org...
1.Training for sportswriters
2.The sports department
3.Qualities of sportswriting
4.Famous sportswriters
Posted by Sportswriting @ 20:00 on 06/14/06
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