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Originally Posted by saillias
I'll put it this way. Were Johnson and Sportak the only guys who cover the Flames? Is there a vacuum? Are there other journalists and freelancers going to practices finding out who is playing with who on line rushes and spreading the info out? Absolutely. The medium itself hasn't been lost. The niche being phased out is the story on a printed publication.
Look at Darren Haynes or Aaron Vickers or Pat Steinberg.
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One worry that I have, and that you actually highlighted in your choices, is that independent voices are being snuffed out...the three people that you mentioned either in part work for the Flames, are have employers that have large contractual agreements with the Flames. I am not saying that any of the three are toeing a company line, but at least my perception is that there is some self editing, at the very least in subject matter that is pursued for stories.