Monthly Archives: October 2012
Questions Remain Following Post-Bye Week Loss
Football has a love/hate relationship with fans, and now for me it is absolutely hate. Watching my beloved Eagles is no longer fun for me. The Eagles loss to the Falcons is the first time the Eagles have lost after … Continue reading
Media Convergence in Sports Coverage
I remember growing up and only being able to get my sports news from ESPN and the sports section in the New York Times. It was simply my daily morning SportsCenter viewings, and some short, and un-enternaing newspaper articles and … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism 2.0
Tagged convergence, digital storytelling, Media, new york, NY times, print media, sports section, sportscenter
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Eagles Drop to 3-4 After Loss to Falcons
I’ve been trying to avoid blogging about the Eagles recently to refrain from emotional outbursts and rants. The losses have been too hard to re-live and blog about. But after losing 3 of their last 4 games heading into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowles, Castillo, Eagles, Falcons, Matt Ryan, Mornhinweg, NFC EastMor, Reid
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Microblogging in Sports
Twitter and microblogging have had both positive and negative effects in the sports world. Twitter presents a new platform for athletes to gain popularity. Players are able to market themselves as brands while also connecting directly with fans. This interaction … Continue reading
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Tagged Bissonnette, Florida State, Larry Johnson, microblogging, NFL, NHL, tweet, Twitter
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Bill Simmons, Web 1.0 vs. 2.0
The evolution of the web has changed sports coverage in many evolutionary ways. Articles were professional and they would follow certain guidelines and conventions. Most fans stuck to ESPN for any sports news, with the network and website having almost … Continue reading
Citizen Journalism
As Web 2.0 and Journalism 2.0 have hit the globe, the number of people spreading news has increased substantially just in the last couple of years. There are both positives and negatives to this fact. It has become very easy … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogs, Citizen Journalism, journalism, Journalism 2.0, Twitter, Web 2.0
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Tough Loss to Steelers
Sure, the Steelers had a losing record going into Week 5, but they were still the favorites heading into this game. Leaving Pittsburgh with a win is never easy, and there were many reasons to be worried about this matchup. … Continue reading
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Tagged bye, Celek, Eagles, Harrison, Jackson, Maclin, McCoy, Mendenhall, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Polamalu, Reid, Steelers, Vick
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Diaspora, Social Network
Before my last Journalism 2.0 class here in Barcelona, I had never even heard about the social network Diaspora. Therefore I was initially skeptical about what the site had to offer. After creating an account and doing some research on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Diaspora, Facebook, Journalism 2.0, Media, share, Social Network, Twitter, Web, Web 2.0
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MNF Thriller
After getting my hopes up with the 2-0 start, the Eagles managed to show up lifeless against the Arizona Cardinals to pick up their first loss of the season. Yet again I was tricked into thinking this team was up … Continue reading
The Eagles Nest 