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Sporting Madness: BWB6: Your Pitch Is Futile
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Thursday, April 30, 2015. BWB6: Your Pitch Is Futile. Moderator: Zack Smith (@sportsflackzack). The panel started with panelists asked to define storytelling and then describe either media (if they're from the PR side) or PR (if they're from the media side). RL: Storytelling is about his own unique take. PR people : Agenda. Zack asked the media guys about PR horror stories. RL: D...
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Sporting Madness: BWB6: Breaking Away From the Narrative: How to Navigate the Waters of 24/7 NFL Coverage
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Thursday, April 30, 2015. BWB6: Breaking Away From the Narrative: How to Navigate the Waters of 24/7 NFL Coverage. Eric Edholm @eric edholm. Andrea Hangst @fball andrea. Keith Bulluck, @kbull53. Moderator: Michael Schottey @schottey. Maggie: [At USA Today] "I didn't necessarily always know my click numbers which was nice. It let me look for stories that are good stories.". MS: "W...
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Sporting Madness: February 2013
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Friday, February 15, 2013. On Michael Jordan and the value of access. Wright Thompson's ESPN The Magazine. Article on Michael Jordan at 50. David Halberstam's The Breaks Of The Game. And one I'm currently reading, Roy Blount Jr.'s Three Bricks Shy Of A Load. Is that a call to throw out the old pillar of access, to move all journalism to the Deadspin. In particular might be my fav...
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Sporting Madness: Stompin' Tom Connors and hoserism
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Thursday, March 07, 2013. Stompin' Tom Connors and hoserism. Wednesday's news that legendary singer Stompin' Tom Connors had passed away at 77 is making waves across Canada, and for good reason. Yes, he was known for his odes to hockey. A Twitter hashtag I use a lot is #hoserism. We're seeing a lot of that today, from music (bands from the Arkells to Japandroids to Arcade Fire ha...
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Sporting Madness: BWB6: NFLPA: The Business Of Football
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. BWB6: NFLPA: The Business Of Football. I'm in Chicago for Blogs With Balls 6. NFLPA: The Business Of Football. George Atallah and Eric WInston. Keith Bulluck asked about players in transition. EW: Worked with league to create The Trust. Helping guys find what they want to do and get into it. Hopefully we'll be able to produce new technologies that prote...
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Sporting Madness: BWB6: Yahoo's "Grandstanding" podcast
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Thursday, April 30, 2015. BWB6: Yahoo's "Grandstanding" podcast. Which did a special episode live from BWB focused on the NFL draft. Panelists: Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee), Kevin Kaduk (@KevinKaduk), Eric Edholm (@eric edholm). On the draft in Chicago: KK: "I don't think the NFL knows how this is going to go.". They're trying to turn this into a travelling roadshow.". CFL/Canadian sp...
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Sporting Madness: April 2015
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Thursday, April 30, 2015. BWB6: Justice, society, and the rise of online and athlete activists. Moderator: Kevin Blackistone, @ProfBlackistone. CK: "I'm a straight white male. My life is not hard.". CZ: "I don't watch much sports anymore.". It's a tool for social justice for me. It's a tool to advance kids' lives.". Sports should be sports.". If you're saying other people should ...
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Sporting Madness: BWB6: SB Nation's Spencer Hall on their network's Josh Hamilton post
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. BWB6: SB Nation's Spencer Hall on their network's Josh Hamilton post. I'm in Chicago for Blogs With Balls 6. SB Nation has since parted ways with the blogger in question). On the Hamilton post, and the challenges with having people in their affiliate network who are not full SB Nation employees: "It is difficult at times.". Posted by Andrew Bucholtz.
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Sporting Madness: BWB6: The State of Chicago Sports (and media)
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. BWB6: The State of Chicago Sports (and media). I'm in Chicago for Blogs With Balls 6. The State of Chicago Sports (and media). Laurence Holmes (@LaurenceWHolmes), 670 The Score/120 Sports. Jon Greenberg (@jon greenberg), ESPN. Dan Katz (@BarstoolBigCat), Barstool Sports. David Kaplan (@thekapman), CSN Chicago. Jen Lada (@JenLada), CSN Chicago. His mista...
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Sporting Madness: BWB6: Intro And Measuring Online Influence
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My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. BWB6: Intro And Measuring Online Influence. I'm in Chicago for Blogs With Balls 6. Don Povia, @HHReynolds:. I hate to call this a conference. It's more of a networking event.". It's a community-driven event.". Panel I: Measuring Online Influence:. JR Jackson, @jrsportbrief. Brandon WIlliams, @bjw5002, moderator. Images of Red Bull in instagram posts.