For the most part agree. However, we can't ignore that they plan controversy to gain readership. Take me for example. The DMR, clearly, ruffled feathers. As a consequence, major clicks. But, in the end, their coverage has been in decline for decades, has been biased for even longer, and has clearly showed no evidence of improving. Their day is coming.
Jamie vs the DMR
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What do we think the Register coverage would be if ISU ran a racist football program?
And why can’t they report high school sports? They used to at least give results the coaches called in. How much effort would that take?
And why can’t they report high school sports? They used to at least give results the coaches called in. How much effort would that take?
I think you underestimate their intent. Yes. When it came to discussing the stories to print for the day, they absolutely opted to paint a negative aspect of ISU. I can see the discussion now. Staff: "ISU won T&F, softball made NCAAs, no ISU baseball for 20 years", Editor: "Make baseball top story". DUH
Except that he was broadsided by the faculty AFTER a deal was in place. The difference between one calling it standing up versus whiny is nothing more than their own personal bias.
Do people really want an AD that isn't willing to fire away with all barrels to promote and protect his department? I don't. Jamie's passion for his job is one of his key assets.
I agree very much with your comments. My only concern is that newspaper journalism has been such an important check on corruption in our government that it scares me to think where our country would be without it. So I very much want to support it. But you're right, the newspaper industry desperately needs to change with the times or it will parish.
Baseball wasn't the only casualty. The team that led all sports in conference titles and was always top 25 was dropped.
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What an embrassment, JP. Couldn't you try to be more like Barta. He's great.
When its more of a news story than a historic achievement to me it's not whining. He's a fan first sometimes before an AD. I get that isn't always everyone's cup of tea.
I have no problem with papers writing stories like the baseball story but if you don't cover actual news that just happened, then you're not a good newspaper. You're a magazine.
ISU softball getting to NCAA's for the first time in more than 30 years is a story that should be written.
Not covering it is a joke. You don't have to write 5000 words about it.
ISU softball getting to NCAA's for the first time in more than 30 years is a story that should be written.
Not covering it is a joke. You don't have to write 5000 words about it.
I don't think whining and acting aggrieved gets him what he wanted. Did it get any attention to the Softball and Track accomplishments? No. All the attention went to Pollard's tweet and what people thought of that. How does that celebrate those programs accomplishments?
I think it only takes Randy 5 minutes to write any of his stuff
Fun baseball fact. ISU has as many College World Series wins as Nebraska. One.
I like to bring that up to my family sometimes.
I like to bring that up to my family sometimes.
The ISU baseball piece was one that I'm sure Tommy had been working on for a long time. Pollard has no reason to ***** about that. It just happened to be ready to go now. It wasn't a hit piece. Tommy is an alum of ISU. He's not out to get the school.
The rest of it Pollard has a point. His messaging sucks but better than saying nothing. But really, who cares. The rag is becoming more irrelevant every year. Honestly, if you are a fan of ISU or even Iowa why would you pay any attention to the Rag? The access and coverage is so much better at places like CF. The only reason I ever pay attention to them is when someone is complaining about them, like now. Maybe Pollard would be best to just ignore them and let them fade away.
The rest of it Pollard has a point. His messaging sucks but better than saying nothing. But really, who cares. The rag is becoming more irrelevant every year. Honestly, if you are a fan of ISU or even Iowa why would you pay any attention to the Rag? The access and coverage is so much better at places like CF. The only reason I ever pay attention to them is when someone is complaining about them, like now. Maybe Pollard would be best to just ignore them and let them fade away.
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Jamie just says what we are thinking and have known for decades!
kcbob79clone
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Unless he is reliving for the millionth time how a Hilton mob broke his leg, then he puts in a little effort
Tommy is correct, but that only tells part of the story. The problem with his statement is that it doesn't say they provide the same level of coverage as they do to the TOE.
If anything, it illustrates how tone deaf The Register is. I would suspect the vast majority of their subscribers are digital. They have all the space in the world. They could easily have interns or other low level staff incorporate scores or small blurbs about non-revenue sports on the website. Online marketing has become quite targeted. No reason a model for their coverage couldn't be developed piggybacking off of that.
Or they could get on the phones with the AD's of all the state's colleges and universities and keep abreast of what's going on. The could even publish the PRs and outsource the writing. But that's not how corporate bureaucratic entities function, and why 99% of all companies eventually fail.
