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Looks like the changing landscape of local sports coverage is changing again. And it appears to be another shift away from print media and towards online content.
Arthur Martone Leaves As ProJo Sports Editor | Rhode Island's NPR - WRNI
Whether it is by design or an ironic coincidence, the beginning of the article reads like an obituary.
In addition to Martrone, apparently Globe hockey writer Kevin Paul Dupont, Herald writer Sean McAdam and NBC's Tom Curran will also join the csnne.com staff.
Between the financial problems of the Globe in particular and the newspaper industry in general, and then the recent launch of espnboston.com, I was curious to see if other local sites would beef up their commitment to their websites for sports coverage. WEEI.com has obviously made an effort over the last year or two but they've really been the only one that doesn't simply duplicate what is found on their primary business format.
The newspapers have had blogs and weekly chat sessions online, but not much more than that. Most radio websites around the country do nothing more than let you listen online, a schedule with a short bio on who is on the air, and some pictures of girls in bikinis. And most television websites haven't seemed to be able to figure out how to deliver anything more than video clips from last night's newscast and maybe a transcript of yesterday's post-game interview or press conference.
So we have an emerging presence of espnboston.com, weei.com, and now perhaps more from csnne.com. I had figured nesn.com would be the next one to try to make a bigger commitment to their website; I'm guessing they will be next.
For us sports fans, the more the merrier. The way I see it more coverage and more competition is usually a good thing.
Arthur Martone Leaves As ProJo Sports Editor | Rhode Island's NPR - WRNI
Whether it is by design or an ironic coincidence, the beginning of the article reads like an obituary.
Arthur Martone, the Providence Journal's well-respected longtime sports editor, is leaving the newspaper to take a job at Comcast New England, the cable channel that broadcasts Boston Celtics games and is expanding its sports web site coverage.
Martone's departure is a big blow to the Journal. The Cranston native was the heart and soul of the sports department for many years. He is one of the few Journal editors who has the affection and respect of all of his reporters. Plus, unlike many editors still left on Fountain Street, Art could do it all -- write columns, cover stories, edit, layout pages, assign reporters and massage their egos. Plus, he was fluent with the new web-based world of sports journalism. He listened to his reporters and they listened to him.
Martone was a very hard-worker, always on the job when big sports news was breaking or events were on.
In addition to Martrone, apparently Globe hockey writer Kevin Paul Dupont, Herald writer Sean McAdam and NBC's Tom Curran will also join the csnne.com staff.
Between the financial problems of the Globe in particular and the newspaper industry in general, and then the recent launch of espnboston.com, I was curious to see if other local sites would beef up their commitment to their websites for sports coverage. WEEI.com has obviously made an effort over the last year or two but they've really been the only one that doesn't simply duplicate what is found on their primary business format.
The newspapers have had blogs and weekly chat sessions online, but not much more than that. Most radio websites around the country do nothing more than let you listen online, a schedule with a short bio on who is on the air, and some pictures of girls in bikinis. And most television websites haven't seemed to be able to figure out how to deliver anything more than video clips from last night's newscast and maybe a transcript of yesterday's post-game interview or press conference.
So we have an emerging presence of espnboston.com, weei.com, and now perhaps more from csnne.com. I had figured nesn.com would be the next one to try to make a bigger commitment to their website; I'm guessing they will be next.
For us sports fans, the more the merrier. The way I see it more coverage and more competition is usually a good thing.