Olympics, interested?
Posted July 1st, 2008 by Ron
What do you think the average fan is looking for in Olympic coverage, beyond the gazillion hours of coverage that NBC is going to provide?
We are going to keep you up to date on how our local athletes, besides LeBron James, are doing in Beijing.
Is there anything else you would like to see on Ohio.com or in the Beacon Journal to help you navigate your way through the 16 days of competition in August.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Am I right to assume the Beacon Journal doesn't have the budget to send over a guy or two to China? Or are we going to be treated to wire service and syndicated retreads.
Heck, pool some local office resources together and send over Thomas. Evidently his Beacon Journal blog has already been deemed to be extinct, give the guy something to cover besides that evil big bad Big Ten Network.
Is there going to be any Amazon chick softball or ballroom dancing at this Olympics? Give George the order to cover it.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:37 pm
George's blog is gone for good? He was just getting the hang of it.
July 2nd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I'd love to see the local athletes that are participating on the front page. They've worked for years for this. And with school levies being turned down and the economy down, we need some good news about our youth.
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Actually, what local athletes *are* in the Olympics? I don't even consider James to be a "local athlete." Please. That's like living in a Spanish village and calling Picasso "the local artist." What AMATEUR local athletes are in the Olympics?
July 8th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Already bookmarked the USOC website on my computer here, but yes, please keep tabs of the athletes with ties to the area.
July 12th, 2008 at 6:25 am
Still no answer to my first post, so I'm going to assume the Beacon Journal is going to only "lease" stuff from outside writers to cover the summer Olympics.
Tom Reed was sent to the winter Olympics to cover ice dancing and whatever, are you telling me the Beacon Journal doesn't have the budget to even send one guy? Come on.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Alan they don't even have the budget to let you fill in on Windhorst's blog.
July 13th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
You ain't kiddin, larry.
By the way, speaking of both Windhorst (and Thomas' disappearing blog), I'm presuming that Thomas will be assigned the Cavs beat on a temporary basis. Hopefully, Thomas will be able to quickly develop some sources that can intentionally mislead him as badly as Windhorst's sources intentionally mislead Windhorst. I still can't get over that one 24-carat source of Windhorst's that lied to him for over three freakin' years about James' Nike contract. And what's even more amazing, Windy probably still continued and will continue to use that same liar as a source.
But I digress.
Hey, Ron, what's the deal with Thomas' blog? You guys originally held the poor guy at gunpoint and made him get a blog to drive traffic to the site. Now you guys have had a complete change of heart and allowed him to rid himself of his blog? What's that all about???
And please tell me why you can't pass a collection plate around the newsroom to be able to send Thomas to China. Or maybe post something on Craigslist and accept donations.
July 14th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Thomas' last blog post generated more than 40 reader comments.
July 14th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Personally, one of the things I like to do when it comes to the Olympics and other international competitions is cheer for the smaller, extreme underdog countries. Most of these athletes never get mentioned because they don't compete at the very top level. They are still, however, living a dream and frequently have all the odds stacked against because of reasons beyond their control (practice facilities, money, quality coaching, etc…).
Therefore, I have always wanted to see someone just do some profiles of the out of the spotlight countries and/or athletes to help capture the overall spirit of the Games.