MISTER FADED GLORY
I'd call this blog a "Critique of Life," except that sounds way too pretentious.
Watch for my first novel, These Monks, a comedy about friendship, frustration, and Des Moines, available later this year.
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Category Archives: Journalism
How to succeed in reporting, business, and everything else [Journalism]
Dave Kindred, sentinel of sports reporting, checked in this week with an optimistic defense of the current state of sports journalism. Spoiler alert: He’s right. Kindred always provides a thoughtful read, but perhaps unwittingly described a typical touchpoint in the … Continue reading
ESPN The Book The Review: Nothing to see here, please disperse.
“I wish them well with it,” [Keith Olbermann] he says, “but it’s a bad sign when someone who worked at the network falls asleep while reading the part about himself.” Once again, Keith Olbermann gets the prescient word – if … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Public Relations, Sports Media, Writing
Tagged ESPN, Jim Miller, Keith Olbermann, Mark Shapiro, Monday Night Football, Tom Shales
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Prediction: Sports Bloggers and Sabermetricians Still Hypocrites
Today’s Prediction: Many of the same vocal members of the sports blogosphere who crucified Jonah Lehrer this week will trip over themselves to praise Tommy Craggs’ recent expose. [Ed. update: Yay! See right.] The fruits of Craggs’ investigation illuminate the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Finance, Journalism, Sports Media
Tagged Bloggers, bookkeeping, Deadspin, Jonah Lehrer, NBA, New Jersey Nets, P&L, Sabermetrics, Tommy Craggs
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The High Road Does Not Lead to Cleveland
At least it’s over. Not how I expected, but since July 9, 2010, we’ve endured an unprecedented stream of value judgments about LeBron James. Which is fine. He’s a public figure, an athlete, and he should answer for his performance … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, NBA, Sports Media
Tagged Cleveland, Dan Gilbert, Dan Wetzel, Kelly Dwyer, Lebron James, Scott Raab, Wright Thompson
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“Must be an oral exam.”: The evolution of storytelling?
You know, I’m seriously funny when I’m all by myself. The title of this post is a callback to a Night Court deadpan line uttered by Roz, when Dan professed to be helping his boss’ niece with her studies. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Nostalgia, Writing
Tagged Dan Fielding, He can't be serious can he?, Night Court, Roz, Teri Hatcher
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This Week In Twitter
As you know, Twitter is everywhere – the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. Yay for Twitter! Twitter helped a soul in distress recover his laptop.(HT: Gizmodo.) But is this the full story? Apparently a Sean Power … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Public Relations, Twitter
Tagged Gizmodo, NY Times, Phony Trends, Publicity Stunts, Small-town Iowa, Twitter, Vigilantes
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Question about Grantland.
Don’t worry, my question isn’t about the pretentious name. Though “Overwrought.com” must have been too expensive. First, this is quite an impressive cadre of writers! An all-star motley crew. A collection of savants unrivaled among the sportswriting magazine scene (Eat … Continue reading
Posted in Irony?, Journalism, Sports Media
Tagged Eggers, Grantland, Lebron James, Overwrought, Simmons, tongue-in-cheek
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HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO PART II: Doesn’t look like the New York Times has suffered after implementing its paywall. Of course, early results are cursory, but I would surmise subscriptions and fees comfortably offset a decline of … Continue reading
The New York Times: Once a newspaper. Now a brand.
The New York Times fancies itself the market leader. Breaking stories, news analysis, investigations, opinion, even print and web design – the Gray Lady always covered all journalism’s bases. On Monday, when The Times launches its “paywall” – no longer … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Marketing, Media
Tagged Branding, Capitalism, marketing 101, Paywall, Print advertising, print vs web, ROI, social media currency, sustainability, The New York Times, Twitter, web advertising
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This space for rent, as far as you know
You know me. I’m an author at heart, a marketer by trade, and a journalist by study. I have scruples. I have ethics. But if you think I’m above selling this space for $179 bucks a pop, you’re crazy. Heck, … Continue reading →