Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Do newspapers matter?

I guess that's my question as the Wolves play at Toronto tonight.

This morning, I saw nothing in my morning Star Tribune about the Wolves with the exception of a preview box. That is not standard operating procedure. I would expect to see very little in terms of Wolves news on the front page of the sports section.

If things hold to form, the St. Paul Pioneer Press won't have Don Seeholzer at Air Canada Center tonight. That paper has quit traveling with the team on the road and has, instead, hired freelancers to cover the game. 

Does this matter to you? It does matter to me. I can watch the game and figure some stuff out. I can listen to McHale's postgame session on FSN, but I would like more answers from other folks.

I understand that the newspaper business pretty much sucks but this is disappointing. I already feel like I need to go to another source to get national sports news. I'll be very disappointed if the Star Tribune pulls back further on Timberwolves coverage. But if the St. Paul paper doesn't go on the road, what reason is there for the Star Tribune to do the same. 

The loser in all of this: The readers and the fans of the NBA in this town.



1 comment:

  1. Amen to that, but thanks to excellent efforts like this one, we will at least have a forum to discuss amongst ourselves. Thanks for the blog, it makes for a fun read..

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