By R.L. Bynum Lead Panthers writer at The Charlotte Observer headed to The Athletic The Athletic has lured some top sports writers away from newspapers but hasn’t always been able to get all its targets to jump. In two North Carolina cases, the subscription site has been successful with one target and has possibly failed… Read more »
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Media Musings: Friday Night Augmented Reality
by R.L. Bynum Augmented reality comes to Friday night football Area high school football will enter a state of augmented reality this season … at least when it comes to two WRAL shows. AR has become increasingly popular in sports programming, and you’ll see a lot of it this season, beginning Friday night, on the… Read more »
Media Musings: One of NC’s best prep reporters goes from covering high schools to teaching at one
by R.L. Bynum Leaving prep beat he loves tough for Blake Could the days of a sports writer covering high school sports for multiple decades at a large newspaper be numbered? Earl Vaughan Jr. roamed the prep sidelines for the Fayetteville Observer for 43 years until 2016 and Tim Stevens did it for most of… Read more »
Media Musings: More Hires Made At The Athletic–Who’s Next?
By R.L. Bynum It has been a busy week of expansion for The Athletic as it still works to hire a Carolina Hurricanes beat writer and staff its North Carolina vertical. Luke DeCock appears to be one of The Athletic’s top targets, if not the No. 1 target, for its Canes beat writer position, according… Read more »
The Athletic will hire a Carolina Hurricanes beat writer. Could an all-NC site be on the way?
by R.L. Bynum There will be more Carolina Hurricanes coverage later this year as The Athletic’s wave of expansion reaches North Carolina. The ad-free, subscription-based website will have full-time hockey beat writers in all 31 NHL cities before the start of next season, meaning a dedicated writer for the site will cover the Canes. “I… Read more »
Media Musings: Fayetteville Observer Sports Section Stays Passionate About Print
by R.L. Bynum Fayetteville Observer evidence that complete print sports sections still exist Print-edition lovers in the Triangle probably long for the days when they could peruse MLB box scores and read about night games in their newspaper while sipping with that first cup of coffee. Some also miss coverage of sports that the Triangle’s… Read more »
Media Musings: Country Dan On Newspapers–What He Loved And Why He Left
by R.L. Bynum “Country Dan” left newspapers on his terms In a volatile newspaper industry where bean counters too often toss aside respected, veteran sports writers as part of the latest cost-cutting measures, Dan Collins is one of the lucky ones. Better known as “Country Dan” — or just “Country” — he survived more than… Read more »
Media Musings: Tourney Time for ACC Baseball Broadcasts
by R.L Bynum Many times, college baseball broadcasts solo shows Unlike the three-announcer crews common for football and men’s basketball radio broadcasts, many times college baseball broadcasts — much like the minor leagues — are solo shows. Their coverage begins when basketball is the focus of most fans, with little attention and much smaller audiences… Read more »