There was some disappointing news last week as Gopher Puck Live reported that the Star-Tribune would no longer have a full-time reporter covering Gopher hockey due to a lack of interest. It's sad to hear, but one of the many harsh realities of the declining newspaper industry these days.
The good news, however, is that it looks like there is a bright future for college hockey coverage on the internet. College hockey beat writers tend to have a wealth of knowledge and information, but due to space restrictions, only the most basic stuff ever makes it into the paper. But on the web, there's room for everything. So it's always nice to see writers make the move to the blogosphere.
Colorado Springs Gazette writer Kate Crandall started a blog this summer that looks very promising. There's already some interesting stuff up there including a very long interview with new CC recruit Tim Hall and a nice recap of the season's first captain's practices.
Meanwhile, in Ann Arbor, hockey beat writer Antoine Pitts has a Michigan hockey blog of his own, as part of a bigger effort of some of the Ann Arbor News' writers to blog about Michigan sports.
Showing posts with label media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label media. Show all posts
Monday, September 10, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Hockey and the Media
For some odd reason, I get a copy of The Sporting News mailed to me every week, and for an even odder reason, I read it every week. Anyway, I did notice something interesting in this week's issue:
The Sporting News conducted a poll(and I have no idea how accurate this poll was) asking "Which Will You Watch More: The NHL Playoffs or the The NBA Playoffs"
Among Sportingnews.com Users, 60% chose the NHL playoffs, while only 46% of the Sporting News staff chose the NHL playoffs.
Now clearly the NHL has some image issues, but I still find these numbers intriguing. We hear a lot of negative things about the NHL through the media, but how much of that is true, and how much of it is members of the media that don't know much about hockey, and don't care to learn more? It's very cliche to bash hockey as being unpopular, but it seems like people want to watch the game. Hopefully the NHL can find a way to bring the game to them.
The Sporting News conducted a poll(and I have no idea how accurate this poll was) asking "Which Will You Watch More: The NHL Playoffs or the The NBA Playoffs"
Among Sportingnews.com Users, 60% chose the NHL playoffs, while only 46% of the Sporting News staff chose the NHL playoffs.
Now clearly the NHL has some image issues, but I still find these numbers intriguing. We hear a lot of negative things about the NHL through the media, but how much of that is true, and how much of it is members of the media that don't know much about hockey, and don't care to learn more? It's very cliche to bash hockey as being unpopular, but it seems like people want to watch the game. Hopefully the NHL can find a way to bring the game to them.
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