The last time I was in this building was for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, last June. Lots of stuff has happened since then, including the Olympics, four months in Hong Kong, some assignments with the New York Times. Finally, I’m back … and it hardly looks different. Actually, I’d say it doesn’t look […]
Entries from May 2009
Pre-Game at Rockets-Lakers, Game 1
May 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Kobe, Lakers, NBA
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The Rise of the Timid Print Journalist
May 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · LANG, Newspapers, Sports Journalism, The Sun
The meltdown in print journalism has produced an unfortunate side-effect: Diminished newsrooms largely populated by timid journalists. They might not be timid with sources. (Though I have to wonder.) What I am fairly certain of is that the print survivors are scared stiff of their managers, and what I believe was the healthy skepticism and […]
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What I Watched on a Big Sports TV Day
May 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Angels, Baseball, Dodgers, Motor racing, soccer
Lots to look at, today. From the Kentucky Derby to Game 7 of the Celtics-Bulls series to Dodgers and Angels baseball, Hatton-Pacquiao boxing, NHL playoffs, a NASCAR race … Well, lots of stuff. I’m a sports fan. And I can watch a fairly wide range of stuff, if the mood strikes. But it’s unusual, verging […]
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Tony Jackson Fired; One Reporter Left on Dodgers Beat
May 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Baseball, Dodgers, Newspapers, Sports Journalism, The Sun
Tony Jackson, Dodgers baseball writer, was laid off Thursday by the L.A. News Group. LANG getting rid of solid, veteran journalists is nothing new. It’s what Dean Singleton’s collection of imploding SoCal suburban newspapers have been doing for more than a year now. The L.A. Daily News, the San Gabriel Tribune, the Long Beach Press […]
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