"ESPN has an opportunity to use this moment not to preserve something that can never be replicated, but to build something that feels authentic to the next generation of basketball fans."
“So on an election night, the election is the [sport]: who’s winning and why? How did we get to this point, or who said what about whom before we got to this point?”
Don’t get me wrong: I’ve used polling in my reporting and columns, so I completely understand the rare need for this data. Here is how real news organizations should, and should not, use it in their reporting.
Digital platforms reward one thing above almost everything else: a glimpse into how the sausage gets made. I’ve written about this before, and the principle hasn’t changed. People who love your brand want to know everything about it.
“Just looking backwards helps nobody. Things have already happened. By Friday, you’ve got a week’s worth of market moves, big corporate bets, surprises, some spectacular missteps and real issues with the markets, which we saw starting around Tuesday and Wednesday. It even goes back to Monday, and there are reasons for that.”
Veteran journalists don’t casually raise editorial independence on their way out the door. As a result, it’d be hard to argue there isn’t at least a loose connection between her statements and Skydance’s arrival.
“Jon Stewart is a generational talent, and The Daily Show continues to be one of the most influential franchises on television and a cornerstone of Comedy Central."
“So on an election night, the election is the [sport]: who’s winning and why? How did we get to this point, or who said what about whom before we got to this point?”