Charlotte Observer is losing both of its Carolina Panthers beat writers

[Moo Daeng]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Media coverage is changing in a big way around here. If the Panthers could flick a switch and have its own in house Media group be the exclusive provider they would, and each year they move closer to that. 

Bad news for journalism but not surprising.

[MountaineerChemist10]

6 hours ago, t96 said:

Jourdan is leaving the observer, no clue where she’s going but wouldn’t be shocked if it’s a promotion to something more national...

I know right? Jourdan gains a job at ESPNW & Cam loses Oiko's sponsorship. Swell.

[KaseKlosed]

Jourdan was cynical towards Cam even before the women knows routes comment cam made. She can leave asap. Peaaaaaace!!!

[Jeremy Igo]

3 minutes ago, MountaineerChemist10 said:

I know right? Jourdan gains a job at ESPNW & Cam loses Oiko's sponsorship. Swell.

Well, Cam was in the wrong, so....

[WarPanthers89]

2 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Well, Cam was in the wrong, so....

It’s funny how people look past that and blame Jourdan. Cam did not look good coming out of that situation 

[MountaineerChemist10]

Just now, Jeremy Igo said:

Well, Cam was in the wrong, so....

Very true. Careless mistake by #1.

Besides, who needs Oiko's? Chobani is much better.

[joemac]

35 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Not sure. The Athletic is an interesting business model but similar ones have always failed within 3 years.

What is their business model?  Is it different than other online sports sites?

[Jeremy Igo]

17 minutes ago, joemac said:

What is their business model?  Is it different than other online sports sites?

long form pay to read. 

[Swaggasaurus]

In fairness Jourdan probably doesn’t know a ton about routes. But also in fairness Cam probably doesn’t either so neither of them would’ve benefitted from Cam providing a detailed answer 

[hepcat]

3 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

long form pay to read. 

Yea there are too many free sources of mid level reporting to pay for the Athletic. Bill Voth has been solid since he joined the Panthers and they self report pretty well, but there definitely needs to be an independent source for Panthers news and we all know David Newton isn’t going to be enough.

[Jeremy Igo]

10 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Yea there are too many free sources of mid level reporting to pay for the Athletic. Bill Voth has been solid since he joined the Panthers and they self report pretty well, but there definitely needs to be an independent source for Panthers news and we all know David Newton isn’t going to be enough.

The Observer will hire more. They seem to have a serious retention problem though. Thats 3 beat writers in just a year. Used to be a beat writer would be around for decades. 

[djp14]

2 hours ago, Adb6368 said:

I stopped reading when the observer decided it was a smart idea to put a page limit on free reads.

Of course it was a smart idea. If you can get everything for free, why subscribe?

[Dex]

I'm curious to know what the average beat reporter makes in a year. Can't be much.

[Dex]

I don't blame her if this is the case. No one could live off that.