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Postby llipgh2 » Wed May 30, 2018 3:07 pm

Tim Benz is a moody manlet who shops in the kids section and hasn’t been physical able to play a sport his entire life. He should be forced to cover Syracuse football for eternity.
Benz blocked me on Twitter. I told someone he must follow I thought he wasn't any good. I was blocked immediately. I consider it a win.

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Postby iamjs » Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:44 pm

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:48 pm

Good post

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Postby Nittany Ned » Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:02 pm

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Looks like Paul Zeise is the Ventriloquist and Benz is his dummy.

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:05 am

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Looks like Paul Zeise is the Ventriloquist and Benz is his dummy.
Best post you’ve ever made. I’m going to be able to tolerate your existence for a brief period of time now.

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Postby Morkle » Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:56 am

So I listened from 8-8:15 this morning and I don't understand how they say there are fewer commercials. There were two "scripted" readings by Jeff Hathorn that lasted roughly 30 seconds each and 1 2-3 minute segment, the rest of the time were commercials.

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Postby LITT » Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:04 am

is zeise wearing a windbreaker under a double breasted jacket?

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Postby iamjs » Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:31 am

I didn't notice that before, but I think he is.

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Postby Nittany Ned » Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:48 pm

Well it happened. Audge jumped ship at DK for the Athletic. And with that, DK, I’m out. She was the main reason I still even subscribed. No one even comes close when it comes to PSU coverage.

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Mon Jun 04, 2018 1:00 pm

Ah, it was the Athletic. He announced her leaving a couple of weeks ago, but didn't say where she was going. I didn't mention it here because it tends to #trigger people. No need to get anyone worked up unnecessarily. :lol:

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Postby NAN » Mon Jun 04, 2018 1:02 pm

Yeah, I saw she was moving on a few weeks ago. He said she resigned professionally.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Mon Jun 04, 2018 1:03 pm

Who is "Audge"?

Edit: ahh, Audrey Snyder. Wow, that's a little surprising...I agree, her PSU coverage was superb.

I just looked at that tweet from The Athletic...surely the other shoe is going to drop at some point, right?
The Athletic's college 🏈 coverage makes a B1G expansion with the addition of:

👉 @colton_pouncy on Michigan St
👉 @CodyStavenhagen on Michigan
👉 @audsnyder4 on Penn St
👉 @jessetemple on Wisconsin
👉 @ScottDochterman on Iowa

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Postby Troy Loney » Mon Jun 04, 2018 1:40 pm

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/peng ... 1806040095
Sid vs. Ovi has been force-fed to the hockey-watching public starting back in the middle part of last decade, when Crosby and Ovechkin were in different divisions and the Penguins and Capitals had no recent playoff history.
What idiots are peppering Orpik with this question? This was basically settled back in 2009.

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Postby Morkle » Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:32 pm

The Athletic, which now has 150 employees, has recruited top talent in markets such as San Francisco and Boston with premium salaries. An editor at a competing company said the Athletic offered his employees between 15% and 36% markups on their six-figure salaries to join the company.

In a departure from most media outlets, the Athletic is asking staffers to use their social-media accounts to promote discounted subscription offers and then giving them a small cut of subscription revenue from their local markets, people familiar with the company’s policies say. Journalists also get a small stake in the firm.
http://awfulannouncing.com/athletic/the ... mpany.html

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Postby Nittany Ned » Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:15 pm

The Athletic, which now has 150 employees, has recruited top talent in markets such as San Francisco and Boston with premium salaries. An editor at a competing company said the Athletic offered his employees between 15% and 36% markups on their six-figure salaries to join the company.

In a departure from most media outlets, the Athletic is asking staffers to use their social-media accounts to promote discounted subscription offers and then giving them a small cut of subscription revenue from their local markets, people familiar with the company’s policies say. Journalists also get a small stake in the firm.
http://awfulannouncing.com/athletic/the ... mpany.html
I have heard the compensation at the Athletic is excellent. But man, this is insuating multiple employees under an editor out there are making 6 figure salaries already at their current outlet, and the Athletic is offering up to a 36% increase on top of that? In addition to a stake in the firm?

That’s looney toons. Though I guess bigger outlets in larger markets do pay their top talent more. Pretty sure I read DK was being paid just over $100k by the Trib.

With all that said though, they deserve it. These folks are generally the best of the best, and they do typically get underpaid for the amount of work they put in.

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Postby dodint » Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:21 pm

Deserve is a funny word. These are folks writing about other people playing children's games for a living.

Not sure which is more expendable, them or the PSO.

;)

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Postby Nittany Ned » Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:20 pm

Deserve is a funny word. These are folks writing about other people playing children's games for a living.

Not sure which is more expendable, them or the PSO.

;)
Well, say what ya want there, but fact of the matter is that lots of people read their stuff and talk about it.

Also - between all the traveling and late nights at the arena/stadium with deadlines to pump out stories... eh, it’s no walk in the park.

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Postby Troy Loney » Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:29 pm

A beat writer is an actual job, with some awesome perks. Columnists are professional trolls.

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Postby dodint » Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:38 pm

Do you even read, bro?

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Postby iamjs » Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:44 pm

Deserve is a funny word. These are folks writing about other people playing children's games for a living.

Not sure which is more expendable, them or the PSO.

;)
PSO?

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Postby dodint » Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:47 pm

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:25 pm

Do you even read, bro?
No.

I am illiterate and have a bot read me what is on the screen.

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Postby slappybrown » Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:42 pm

Consider that ron cook used to be even dumber than he is now:

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Postby willeyeam » Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:41 pm

**** Neil O'Donnell, to be fair

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