Bill James on newspapers

Posted: March 27th, 2009 | Filed under: Media | 5 Comments »

Yes, it’s a newspaper point of view, which is why I posted it here. But it is still Bill James.

5 Comments on “Bill James on newspapers”

  1. 1: Dan V. said at 10:21 am on March 27th, 2009:

    Bill has a very cogent point. People still have a desire to write, and for journalism. The culture and media are just changing, along with how we interpret these things. People don’t need newspapers, they just filled a void. They need journalism.

  2. 2: Mark W. said at 11:01 am on March 27th, 2009:

    I’m okay with what Mr. James says here. In fact, I like the idea about how all of the things in our lives are evolving, changing, albeit often very slowly, to the point that we hardly notice until we look back a decade or more and recognize the differences. Look at yourself in a mirror today and compare that image to one of you just 10 years ago. If you know an elderly person look at a photo of them from maybe when they were a pre-teen and see if you can even recognize them. Same with newspapers – They are dying before our very eyes!

    Joe – Congrats on the Mizzou win. I guess you get to stay in Phoenix/Glendale a few more days and soak up the warmth while flipping your quarter.

    Would you care to speak (blog, I guess, or write in the Star) about the atmosphere/sight lines of watching basketball games in the footbal stadiun in Glendale? A friend of mine saw a game early in the season there (I guess it was a basketball test-run for the facility) and he was not at all impressed and he’s been to other large stadiums that have hosted NCAA basketball tourney games.

  3. 3: Mikey said at 2:02 pm on March 27th, 2009:

    Yeah, what’s up with playing these NCAA games in U. of Phoenix Stadium? There’s a brand new NBA arena right across the parking lot and no games scheduled this whole week.

    The stadium looks beyond awful on television.

  4. 4: Spud said at 3:55 pm on March 27th, 2009:

    Re the big arena: I think they were auditioning for future Final Fours – which have since been awarded for about the next 6-7 years without Phoenix in the mix.

    Last year’s West regional was in Phoenix, but at the Suns’ arena.

  5. 5: Jerry said at 8:11 pm on March 27th, 2009:

    Look, I know that this is the wrong place to make you aware of this but this is information that any infomercial fan needs to know.

    http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0327092sham1.html

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