Sweeter dreams await offense (Emily Davis, Houston Chronicle, 10/23/05)
The Texans might not like the bed they’ve made. But they might be able to sleep a little easier now that things seem to be looking up on offense.
Sure, a 38-20 loss to Indianapolis
3 comments On When Sports Becomes Features/STAR
Ahhh, interesting to see that writing style has finally infected the Sports section as well. I wonder what the Chron’s sports reporters and columnists think of it?
(From first-hand experience, I can guess.)
At long last, Kevin, something we can agree on re: the Chron. But the irony I see here is this – for all the cheerleading that the "new media" will oneday trump the "old media," do you really see this devolution of journalism going any other way?
Oh, and good look on the new site redo. I’m sure it’ll put you, too, on the map.
for all the cheerleading that the "new media" will oneday trump the "old media," do you really see this devolution of journalism going any other way?
I’m not actually one of those "trump" cheerleaders. I think new media can complement and even supplement old media, and we can even act as shadow editors and fact-checkers, but at the end of the day, we’re still gonna need professional news gatherers and editors. Especially editors (the biggest weakness at the Chronicle I would contend, and I think some reporters would probably agree, but not on the record).
But I do think online news media can learn some things from bloggers — like getting news out there quickly, and coming in with rolling updates, and making use of comments and trackback and other technology to improve the story. Further, I think the notion of journalist as omniscient knower and judge of all topics is being put to rest; there’s always a smarter reader (or several dozen) out there – why not leverage the free talent?
Oh, and good look on the new site redo. I’m sure it’ll put you, too, on the map.
Thanks! I don’t know about the map. 🙂 But I have to say, the silvers and grays were becoming as depressing as the sun setting at 6pm in the winter. Blar! I can’t control the sun with a stylesheet, but the blog I can do something about!
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