Links for 2009-08-09
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"Disenchantment sets in, there's some ugliness and then it's pretty much over. But that rapture you can't forget, and the disillusionment, and so there has to be the long goodbye letter, which, because this is Jim Squires, turns into a book. You could call it a swan song, or you could call it a 250-page flip of the middle finger to his one-time love." A review of “Headless Horsemen” and an interview with Squires.
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Makes a point key to any discussion about paywalls or the value of journalism: Write things people (particularly those outside your known audience) actually want to read. "Whatever you think of the actual piece, it's an almost startling reminder of the power of good writing. My takeaway from the piece had very little to do with Goldman Sachs and a lot to do with my job. Too much of journalism is about serving the existing audience …"
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Don’t call it a ban: "The intent of the line about 'sports-related content' is to get at the fact that we want to uphold the same editorial standards for reporting something, regardless of the medium. That is to say, that if ESPN decides not to publish news about a sports topic, that it should approach that in the same way across media. We’re clarifying and providing guidelines for how to play in this space, not fleeing from it."
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Tracking the HOTY contenders through 2009.
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Why the two may never meet: “For other sports, the presence of two superstars would be manna from heaven, cash at the box office. But most other sports are less complicated than racing. They have leagues and races and playoffs and neatly orchestrated ways to market their superstars and, in the end, get them on the same field of competition. Less so racing.”
Posted by Delicious in Miscellany on 08/09/2009 @ 7:00 am / Follow @railbird on Twitter
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