To the Daily Progress... step up your game!

[anon_vu6vqwsr4nf3b]

It's time to call you guys out. For years now, the DP has been obviously biased to the three Albemarle teams, mainly Western and Monticello, and the private schools. They mainly cover the surrounding counties in sports if the Albemarle teams are playing them, especially in football.

Daily Progress story on the Louisa game: http://www.dailyprogress.com/sports...cle_575e2d60-7a01-11e5-a872-dbf72104f71d.html

FLS story: http://www.fredericksburg.com/sport...cle_981e109e-7a02-11e5-b75d-fbd4d44c8c09.html

Ridiculous. Scrimmage Play does a much better job, regardless of their conservative spread predictions. The DP wouldn't have written anything if we weren't playing Monticello. The FLS doesn't even deliver to Louisa anymore, and look at the quality stories they're still putting out! Overcooks my grits. Thank you, Ken Nasse of the FLS, I appreciate you.

 

[schoolboard]

That Daily Progress story looks like a coach called in the stats, not a game actually covered.

 

[Snookasuperstar]

That's usually way it is with the DP. I cancelled my subscription to them years ago. It is not a good paper. FLS is a good paper and scrimmage play does a good job.

 

[anon_vu6vqwsr4nf3b]

Oh look, the DP actually wrote a good story on the Louisa/Orange game. http://www.dailyprogress.com/sports...cle_370eb858-7f7a-11e5-8e02-177e1600a9de.html

 

[Snookasuperstar]

I refuse to read it. Thanks for the link though

 

[OCBoy]

Even the Culpeper paper had a write up

 

[OCBoy]

Actually after reading it I think it's the same article lol

 

[anon_vu6vqwsr4nf3b]

Oh so that's the only reason, the DP got it from the Star Exponent. Yeah they tend to do that sometimes. Welp, again, STEP IT UP DP! You guys need Robert Edmonds back. SMH!

 

[OCBoy]

Well I think the star exponent is owned by the daily progress

 

[anon_vu6vqwsr4nf3b]

Probably right, the website design is the same.

 

[shauntclair]

Actually after reading it I think it's the same article lol

The FLS looks remarkably similar also. Guess it's same game, same story. If only that Orange player hadn't gotten hurt, it may have been a whole different story this morning.

 

[Snookasuperstar]

DP probably took story from free lance star. For DP to cover this game they would have to actually leave the county of Albemarle.

 

[GilliamRatings]

Yeah, they hate the public schools outside of Albemarle and its enclave. They love them some private schools, though.

 

[VHSL-helper]

The C'ville, Culp, Richmond, Lynchburg, Danville & Bristol papers all had to cut their sports budget years ago when Media General ran them, thanks to the recession (fewer ad $$$) and fewer subscribers, because of the internet. Impossible to cover 20 games with just 4 full timers on staff.

 

[GilliamRatings]

The C'ville, Culp, Richmond, Lynchburg, Danville & Bristol papers all had to cut their sports budget years ago when Media General ran them, thanks to the recession (fewer ad $$$) and fewer subscribers, because of the internet. Impossible to cover 20 games with just 4 full timers on staff.

Yep, I said about two years after Virginia Preps started that it was over for the local papers. They are hanging on, but having nothing to add to the conversation on high school football or basketball. They can't even run their websites well.

 

[Tom Potter]

Unfortunately the small circulation newspapers are going by the wayside due to the internet.
We had a neat website in LoCo, vivaloudoun, that covered high school sports quite well for a few years. Tragically the gentleman who started the website had to move to Texas and the folks he sold the website to just do not have the where withall to keep the site as up to date. Hence nobody really follows the site anymore.
Cut the local papers some slack; they are probably doing the best they can.

 

[VaPrepsRod]

Yep, I said about two years after Virginia Preps started that it was over for the local papers. They are hanging on, but having nothing to add to the conversation on high school football or basketball. They can't even run their websites well.

Internet sites are on their back nine as well. Societal expectations, especially among younger people, is that internet = free.

Young money is hesitant to subscribe and advertising money is difficult to draw in when few people work internet sites full time.

 

[schoolboard]

On the plus side, you can get scores real fast by people on twitter and sites like this. Thin news fast and free. That's really what old and young like now. Another bright spot is video distribution is much easier and cheaper. I accidentally stumbled onto the Harrisonburg-Handley game. I was just looking for some info, and suddenly I was watching it live on my computer for free.

 

[bulldog1150]

Internet sites are on their back nine as well. Societal expectations, especially among younger people, is that internet = free.

Young money is hesitant to subscribe and advertising money is difficult to draw in when few people work internet sites full time.

The scary thought is that unbiased news reporting is on its way out. Now people want instant gratification and that means that reporters are now going to be 18 years olds with smartphones who are posting what they see on Twitter and then reposting and retweeting. Kids believe anything they read on the internet. Sad times ahead in that regard. The instances of thoughtful, informed, well researched, unbiased journalism are going to be less and less.

 

[VaPrepsRod]

The scary thought is that unbiased news reporting is on its way out. Now people want instant gratification and that means that reporters are now going to be 18 years olds with smartphones who are posting what they see on Twitter and then reposting and retweeting. Kids believe anything they read on the internet. Sad times ahead in that regard. The instances of thoughtful, informed, well researched, unbiased journalism are going to be less and less.

Agree that twitter and facebook have turned anyone with a phone or computer into their own reporter, media relations director and agent. That's problem #1.

Secondly, there are way too many outlets who act like media, but play way too fast and loose with ethics by not getting second sources, taking quotes out of context, never speaking to the coaches, etc...

Sadly, more often than not, the consumer buys what they want to hear instead of the higher level of discussion.

I'm not a doomsayer because I believe that the most intelligent people will always find a way to get together, but it's scary watching the loudest people getting (and often providing) the most coverage.

 

[freeatlast2013]

Agree that twitter and facebook have turned anyone with a phone or computer into their own reporter, media relations director and agent. That's problem #1.

Secondly, there are way too many outlets who act like media, but play way too fast and loose with ethics by not getting second sources, taking quotes out of context, never speaking to the coaches, etc...

Sadly, more often than not, the consumer buys what they want to hear instead of the higher level of discussion.

I'm not a doomsayer because I believe that the most intelligent people will always find a way to get together, but it's scary watching the loudest people getting (and often providing) the most coverage.

News in general has fallen off as far as quality ! News networks give opinions too much rather than report like the BBC does !

 

[Tom Potter]

Brother, if you think the BBC is unbiased you are sadly mistaken!

 

[freeatlast2013]

Well , I do not know but what I am saying with respect is that for the most part broadcasters and reporters give their view on a issue rather than just report it , and sometimes it is a strategy to get people to think their way . It has got to the point where people listen to what they want to hear , and do not do any research on where the noise is coming from !

 

[mike salem]

Brother, if you think the BBC is unbiased you are sadly mistaken!

The media conglomerate is owned by multi-billion$ corporations that decide what is the news. The Internet can be a great place to get news that you don't get from ABC, CBS, NBC, & FOX. You have to decipher what is reliable news that is true and not being controlled by those same billion $ corporations. The lines have become so blurred, it's hard to tell what's news.

 

[schoolboard]

It really is not that hard. The problem is not so much being run by conglomerates. The problem is that they are all for-profit. Which means depth and seriousness won't be covered, just the horse-race of who is ahead this week, and the type of news that generates eyeballs/ratings/dollars. There are still lots of reporters who try to hide their natural bias, and sometimes even go harder on people they prefer because they expect more from them.

 

[mike salem]

It really is not that hard. The problem is not so much being run by conglomerates. The problem is that they are all for-profit. Which means depth and seriousness won't be covered, just the horse-race of who is ahead this week, and the type of news that generates eyeballs/ratings/dollars. There are still lots of reporters who try to hide their natural bias, and sometimes even go harder on people they prefer because they expect more from them.

I agree with you on the bias, what concerns me more is that what is reported as the news is so controlled by an oligarchy, that the "sheople" don't even know what they are missing. Are Americans so vapid because the media reports such shallow news, or is the news coverage merely reflective of the society we have become?

 

[Tom Potter]

I fear the later is the case Mike.....

 

[VaPrepsRod]

I agree with you on the bias, what concerns me more is that what is reported as the news is so controlled by an oligarchy, that the "sheople" don't even know what they are missing. Are Americans so vapid because the media reports such shallow news, or is the news coverage merely reflective of the society we have become?

I'm not sure which is the case but I can tell you that I am still amazed monthly at the reactions that our articles get and the topics that are discussed on the boards.

I seriously never know what people will react to the most.

I've had (what I consider) great articles both ignored and praised and I've seen some things that we've run that I hated become wildly popular and praised.

 

[schoolboard]

Well, if things go well, you will have another article from me tonight. It will not be widely praised.