Why the observer sports section is doomed....

[Zod]

Have you noticed? The opinions and commentary of the so called experts of the observer are no more interesting or insightful than any number of posters on this site. The only difference being they have direct access to the players for quotes. But with the players having a direct line to the public now via facebook, twitter, etc... how much longer will sports hacks be needed?

[Jbro]

The Observer is still in business?

[janderson20vt]

I've noticed.

They don't offer any insight into anything. All the thoughts and topics they bring up aren't in-depth and are obvious discussions.

I can sit on my couch eating cheetos and think up better articles.

[Hairless Cat]

Who is Pat Sorenson?

Read one of his articles in my local paper today about the Panthers and it was as if a 6 year old had written it

Lame- O

[Guest]

all the writers are shared between Charlotte and Raleigh papers...nothing new or original anymore. I was talking with a former columnist last night who told me the Atlanta paper is now much smaller and thinner than the Observer, in a city more than twice the size. Newspapers are a thing of the past

[Bobby]

The heart of the O sports page went away when Poole died.

[3MTA3]

The Ob sucks! You would think since they can walk over to the stadium, practice fields, offices, etc., they would actually have a leg up on anyone with 411. I learn more about the Panthers off the radio, the guys on Espn on the insider, and the Fox Sports version of It.

[Fiz]

i remember cutting out articles for my panthers scrap book

there were three or four panthers articles a day from about six different newspapers in the beginning. I still have the original ten page observer layout for when they went to lambeau for the nfc championship game.

[Brooklyn Bully]

While printed newspapers will eventually lose circulation and put their money into online versions, I laugh at people mocking them. We live in a day and age now where anyone can put their thoughts and opinions on the Internet. Hell, Wikipedia can be edited by anyone and some people swear by it! Just look at half the garbage that rolls into this forum from some of the most unknown sources and webpages around. At least the journalists you love to trash (who DO make errors...I'm not denying that at all) work under a "code of ethics". ESPN Insiders, gossip hounds like John Clayton, etc. work under a code of rumor and "he said she said" (and we love it!!!). The Internet is slowly ruining truth and accuracy in the world today. Just look at Twitter for crying out loud. People are starting to take Tweets as fact, when IN FACT it can come from any joe schmoe sitting their on his couch eating cheetos. I think training camp was a fine example. TWEET: "OMG!!!111 Smith is limping" = 55 threads on him being out three games.

It's sad really. As much as I like technology and the places it can take us, it's turned us all into a bunch of helpless fools dependent on the next iPhone App in order to survive. Dangerous, dangerous stuff. No wonder kids are so fat today. I used to ride my bike and play outside when I was younger, but kids today are all about the PS3 and Facebook. I know it's ironic me griping about this ON the Internet...but really...you think anyone out there actually outshines newspaper journalists?

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go check profootballtalk's Rumor Mill. :wink:

[Catdaddy]

I bought their paper everyday to get Panther info until one season a few years back. My friend came down from Jersey, had tickets he bought that came with parking in the Ob lot. So I paid to park in their lot beside him. We started tailgating and grilling, having a good time, then security came up and told us we could not grill in the Ob lot. I was like why? They couldn't give me an answer but called the police on me cause I would not put out the grill. I ended up having to put it out and not being able to finish cooking. So that monday I called the Ob to give them hell, and find out why we couldn't grill in an outside lot. The reason was, they had no insurance on their lot at all.

[AKPantherFan]

whats worse is the miami herald (MIAMI HERALD) has a better writeup for this game than our own local paper...

freaking SAD...

I will post it in the forum..

[janderson20vt]

While printed newspapers will eventually lose circulation and put their money into online versions, I laugh at people mocking them. We live in a day and age now where anyone can put their thoughts and opinions on the Internet. Hell, Wikipedia can be edited by anyone and some people swear by it! Just look at half the garbage that rolls into this forum from some of the most unknown sources and webpages around. At least the journalists you love to trash (who DO make errors...I'm not denying that at all) work under a "code of ethics". ESPN Insiders, gossip hounds like John Clayton, etc. work under a code of rumor and "he said she said" (and we love it!!!). The Internet is slowly ruining truth and accuracy in the world today. Just look at Twitter for crying out loud. People are starting to take Tweets as fact, when IN FACT it can come from any joe schmoe sitting their on his couch eating cheetos. I think training camp was a fine example. TWEET: "OMG!!!111 Smith is limping" = 55 threads on him being out three games.

It's sad really. As much as I like technology and the places it can take us, it's turned us all into a bunch of helpless fools dependent on the next iPhone App in order to survive. Dangerous, dangerous stuff. No wonder kids are so fat today. I used to ride my bike and play outside when I was younger, but kids today are all about the PS3 and Facebook. I know it's ironic me griping about this ON the Internet...but really...you think anyone out there actually outshines newspaper journalists?

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go check profootballtalk's Rumor Mill. :wink:

You've got to be kidding me.

All the flaws in you mentioned in online distribution are because of random no name sites and people who are stupid. There are plenty of credible sources for every topic out there online. While there may be stereotypical "let me get online and voice my stupid uneducated opinion" people out there, there are also plenty of great sources.

It's all about how smart the user is and how he finds his information online. If you aren't smart enough to find credible sources instead using Twitter, then that's your fault.

Paper companies are a dying media.

[Cyberjag]

I thought Scott Fowler posted here as GMan Rules. You mean he doesn't?

[Kurb]

I thought Scott Fowler posted here as GMan Rules. You mean he doesn't?

He's gonna need a trip to the BURN center!