Lack of Print Coverage

Class of 61 · Post by **Class of 61** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:26 pm

I was radically disappointed by the PD's "coverage" of the BG - EMU game...must've TOTALLED about SIX inches of print space....But I really appreciated the page and a half dedicated to Central Ohio Tech's Senior Day, featuring 8-9 guys who NEVER if EVER actually play.

Thanks PD.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:41 pm

That little paragraph they printed was nothing but an insult. If they can't even make a half-hearted attempt at covering the game, I'd rather they not print anything at all. It's amazing that anyone in Cleveland knows there are more D1A football teams in Ohio other than A&M, Kent and crAkron.

Globetrotter · Post by **Globetrotter** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:41 pm

LETTER TO THE EDITOR IT!!!

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:38 pm

You think that's bad? There was NO mention in the Akron Leakin Urinal about it. Sat AM, the Freaklings and I hit Big Boy by the Red Roof Inn for breakfast. In the Detroit Free Press, there was NO mention of the game..NONE!?!?!?!? But 984 pages of coverage for scUM and Sparty. Dang....

BGorDeath · Post by **BGorDeath** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:41 pm

Believe it or not, the Findlay Courier actually had a four paragraph article on the game. Now, that's stunning.

Falconboy · Post by **Falconboy** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:56 pm

BGorDeath wrote:Believe it or not, the Findlay Courier actually had a four paragraph article on the game. Now, that's stunning.

What???? That IS stunning!

Jham · Post by **Jham** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:51 am

Why would the Plain Dealer send a staff member to a game featuring two teams far out of its coverage area, one of which is a doormat (meaning the game probably should have been a blowout)?

I think I'm missing why, as a Lakewood resident, I should be so upset that the Cleveland paper didn't cover a game featuring 3-7 and 5-4 teams.

transfer2BGSU · Post by **transfer2BGSU** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:01 am

Jham wrote:Why would the Plain Dealer send a staff member to a game featuring two teams far out of its coverage area, one of which is a doormat (meaning the game probably should have been a blowout)?

I think I'm missing why, as a Lakewood resident, I should be so upset that the Cleveland paper didn't cover a game featuring 3-7 and 5-4 teams.

Why waste money sending someone down to Columbus when you can get the same information watching the game on TV and using the AP wire?

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:39 am

transfer2BGSU wrote:
Jham wrote:Why would the Plain Dealer send a staff member to a game featuring two teams far out of its coverage area, one of which is a doormat (meaning the game probably should have been a blowout)?

I think I'm missing why, as a Lakewood resident, I should be so upset that the Cleveland paper didn't cover a game featuring 3-7 and 5-4 teams.
Why waste money sending someone down to Columbus when you can get the same information watching the game on TV and using the AP wire?

LOL! Well played.

Class of 61 · Post by **Class of 61** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:48 pm

Jham wrote:Why would the Plain Dealer send a staff member to a game featuring two teams far out of its coverage area, one of which is a doormat (meaning the game probably should have been a blowout)?

I think I'm missing why, as a Lakewood resident, I should be so upset that the Cleveland paper didn't cover a game featuring 3-7 and 5-4 teams.

Because ( and I'm "assuming" you're a BG alum), you should WANT to see things written about YOUR alma mater...not simply read some drivel about backup players in Columbus who NEVER play. I don't need to read Bios on half the OSU team either...doesn't make a diff if they WERE #1 for awhile...(but obviously, no longer). As to sending a staff member to cover the game, they can use local "stringers" if they WANT to. As to "two teams far out of its coverage area, there are a HELL of a lot of NE Ohio players on BG, and for that matter EMU has more than its share of Ohio natives.

Redwingtom · Post by **Redwingtom** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:09 pm

Falconboy wrote:
BGorDeath wrote:Believe it or not, the Findlay Courier actually had a four paragraph article on the game. Now, that's stunning.
What???? That IS stunning!

No kidding, the last time I got the courier the whole paper was only four paragraphs!

bgnewser · Post by **bgnewser** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:07 am

Honestly, Joel can probably agree with me here...

I don't want The PD to cover that game heavily because the whole point of The BG News and The Blade and The Sentinel going to practice every week and doing features is because we're trying to get you to come to us when you want to read about the Falcons.

It's our coverage area, we don't want the PD to be the place you go for BG coverage and the smaller papers in Ypsilanti can probably agree about the Detroit papers covering it.

BGorDeath · Post by **BGorDeath** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:01 am

Redwingtom wrote:
Falconboy wrote:
BGorDeath wrote:Believe it or not, the Findlay Courier actually had a four paragraph article on the game. Now, that's stunning.
What???? That IS stunning!
No kidding, the last time I got the courier the whole paper was only four paragraphs!

AND they actually had an article on the Men's BB victory over UC! Must have been a slow news weekend or they just need filler around all of the Big Ben articles.

Class of 61 · Post by **Class of 61** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:42 am

bgnewser wrote:Honestly, Joel can probably agree with me here...

I don't want The PD to cover that game heavily because the whole point of The BG News and The Blade and The Sentinel going to practice every week and doing features is because we're trying to get you to come to us when you want to read about the Falcons.

It's our coverage area, we don't want the PD to be the place you go for BG coverage and the smaller papers in Ypsilanti can probably agree about the Detroit papers covering it.

Newser:
It's great that you guys cover the game, and the Blade gives it even broader coverage...but I subscribe to the PD as I live in the Cleveland area. And I'm damn tired of reading nonsensical articles about the ....eyes backups. The previous MAC games that were played during the week all received fair coverage..admittedly, Akron was one of the teams playing, but the two Mich. teams even got a fair write-up...so why not US? Only excuse I'd bet they'd give would be that we played a Fri.Nite game, which "conflicted" with the HS playoffs...while true to a point, the little dinky article they put in was ridiculous. And if our friend from Lakewood doesn't care, I DO!

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:57 am

Class of 61 wrote:
bgnewser wrote:Honestly, Joel can probably agree with me here...

I don't want The PD to cover that game heavily because the whole point of The BG News and The Blade and The Sentinel going to practice every week and doing features is because we're trying to get you to come to us when you want to read about the Falcons.

It's our coverage area, we don't want the PD to be the place you go for BG coverage and the smaller papers in Ypsilanti can probably agree about the Detroit papers covering it.
Newser:
It's great that you guys cover the game, and the Blade gives it even broader coverage...but I subscribe to the PD as I live in the Cleveland area. And I'm damn tired of reading nonsensical articles about the ....eyes backups. The previous MAC games that were played during the week all received fair coverage..admittedly, Akron was one of the teams playing, but the two Mich. teams even got a fair write-up...so why not US? Only excuse I'd bet they'd give would be that we played a Fri.Nite game, which "conflicted" with the HS playoffs...while true to a point, the little dinky article they put in was ridiculous. And if our friend from Lakewood doesn't care, I DO!

I get what you're saying, but I would not expect much coverage of BG-EMU in the Cleveland paper man.

I'm with you that I'd rather read about the BG game than the Buckeye backups, but I assure you that you're in a HUGE overwhelming minority in that regard in the Cleveland area. The Plain Dealer is trying to sell more papers. They have long ago realized that they sell way more papers catering to the Buckeyes fans than they would catering to MAC fans. While it is possible you could drop your subscription citing lack of coverage for the MAC, they would lose far more subscriptions if they cut down their coverage of the Buckeyes.

I have long ago realized that it makes no sense to complain about what the media covers. They are not in the business of giving information that you, individually, want. They're in the business of selling papers, and to maximize those sales they try to appeal to the broadest audience possible. Generally, they have a far better gauge on what has broad appeal than us fans do.