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Originally Posted by curves2000
Thanks for this! I have looked into the Athletic and I am familiar with James Mirtle's work. Currently that site is too Toronto focused for me at the moment but I will agree that for the sports world, the subscription model may work out better.
It's a tough business that is killing the traditional media and very very few people are doing the investigative reporting for the things that matter. Sports in a lot of ways is entertainment but the more important factors such governments, taxes, budgets, important trials, product recalls and so forth.
I have always been a media news junkie myself and was always amazed at the lack of knowledge about lot of day to day stuff of life for a lot of my friends.
Friends buying new homes in area's that have documented chronic school shortages, taxes at all level of governments going up, what is happening with local and national politics etc. It's almost as if most people are clueless until it actually hits them in the face.
Anyhow I got a little off topic but I am sad to see some good people and hopefully the coverage of the Flames and other local sports stays strong in some capacity.
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You are correct. It was the same when I worked in municipal government. Issues that actually matter and affect people, but no one is covering it, or communicating the complexity of the matter effectively. Corporate media needs to die and a revival of connected highly organized grass roots talent that is not limited to saying whatever they want needs to fulfill the role of the press. This is true in sports as well, the only caveat being access to games and personnel. Bettman's emails and the Oilers previous actions to stifle dissent demonstrate how these organizations are not fans of criticism, despite it being a necessary reflection to drive improvements.
Overall it's about establishing a new economic model that provides value to the customer by dissecting and effectively communicating relevant information. Easier said then done.