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I understand the media business is under attack business model wise but when does this all stop? Newspapers, local tv, national tv, print media, magazines etc are all gutting staff.
I understand that the internet has changed things but sooner or later there isn't going to be anybody covering anything sports or news wise. Somebody has to go gather the actual content for it to be reported on.
I vividly recall watching Sports @11/11:30 on channel 7 in Calgary. We didn't think about it at the time but how good was that programming? 2-4 guys covering both local and national sports full time, on a 30 minute show daily.
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My routine has gone from watching full games every night, then binging on Channel 21 & 27 (TSN & Sportscentre) for a few hours waiting for them to finally air that replay I wanted to see...
To going home, logging into the NHL app on the PS4 (which streams amazing HD quality better than my mobile devices or PC without ads) and watching exactly what extended highlights I want to see.
If I care about any more depth coverage or unique stories, I turn to CP or Flames TV. Flames TV does a great job of filming nice segments and interviews and putting it on the Flames site. I have no need for daily sports columnists or broadcasters to regurgitate all this over again or listen to an interview with an athlete spouting sports cliches. I don't think I have watched the nightly news in over 15 years.
This sort of daily, low-value content is not really what I want or care about in sports journalism and if it goes the way of the dinosaur, so be it. Lately, the only stories I really recall being engrossed in are the ones from The Player's Tribune which was founded by Derek Jeter and has a lot of athlete support. I wonder how they are doing financially.