US Egg Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 The Buffalo News and WGR sports reporters egos are greatly inflated and their snark is rampant. They appear to be taking their queue from the over the top loudmouths with ESPN TV talk shows. 1
Woodman19 Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 2:42 PM, LABillzFan said: You have to admit...the Twitter account is funny as hell. I thoroughly enjoyed the butthurt from Harrington. Expand Dog or not, the only thing they have to say is you are cut off from the locker room and stadium and your career is done Mr.Harrington. The level of ego of media members who depend on others to keep them employed is staggering. 1
MDH Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 2:42 PM, LABillzFan said: You have to admit...the Twitter account is funny as hell. I thoroughly enjoyed the butthurt from Harrington. Expand Nonetheless, he’s right. Him and Sully might spew stupid garbage, but at least they attach their names to that garbage. 1
nedboy7 Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 2:53 PM, billybob71 said: Actually most all news is crap these days, including online. Expand There are still solid independent news sources. Of course you need to read several that oppose each other so you can sniff out the BS On 5/7/2018 at 2:45 PM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: When I see news outlets reporting that 'the party's Facebook page said' or 'we reached out' to those involved, I conclude journalism is rarely practiced in WNY. What's pathetic is passing off pictures of tipsy people mugging for the camera as 'news'. Expand Not all journalism is the same. It’s like eating out at a **** restaurant and concluding no one can cook. It’s pretty easy to see who is really reporting and who is brainwashing.
billybob71 Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 3:11 PM, nedboy7 said: There are still solid independent news sources. Of course you need to read several that oppose each other so you can sniff out the BS Expand Agreed
ndirish1978 Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Tim Graham is the only person over there writing things I read; occasionally Carucci does too. I haven't read this column, I stopped reading Sullivan's trash a while ago and I'm better off for it. TBN made a decision they were going to remain irrelevant when they changed management over there and kept that moron on the payroll. The sub is cheap as hell and I still won't support them because of content like this - wouldn't give a penny to support Sullivan having a job. That'd be like paying trolls to post on this board. 1
Thurman#1 Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 I know fans don't like to hear it, but the News is very highly respected nationally for it's sports coverage. Fans tend not to like them because they say bad teams are bad and fans tend not to like that. I don't know Harrington well as I'm not much of a hockey fan but in the AP Sports Editors Awards, this year he won as one of the top ten beat writers in sports writing. And Skurski was in the same top ten. I think the dog tweet is pretty funny, personally, and that Harrington's response was pretty weak. But I like their coverage a lot, personally. 1
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) On 5/7/2018 at 3:11 PM, nedboy7 said: There are still solid independent news sources. Of course you need to read several that oppose each other so you can sniff out the BS Expand Where? And if you say Washington post or New York Times, I’m going to laugh at you. Edited May 7, 2018 by joesixpack 1
MarkAF43 Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) On 5/7/2018 at 3:20 PM, Thurman#1 said: I know fans don't like to hear it, but the News is very highly respected nationally for it's sports coverage. Fans tend not to like them because they say bad teams are bad and fans tend not to like that. I don't know Harrington well as I'm not much of a hockey fan but in the AP Sports Editors Awards, this year he won as one of the top ten beat writers in sports writing. And Skurski was in the same top ten. I think the dog tweet is pretty funny, personally, and that Harrington's response was pretty weak. But I like their coverage a lot, personally. Expand Not saying you're wrong, but what shows the News is highly respected nationally for it's sports coverage? Two awards for writes doesn't make them highly respected nationally. Edited May 7, 2018 by MarkAF43 Additional info 1
BadLandsMeanie Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 3:08 PM, The_Dude said: Who the hell cares what rich kids post on Twitter? Expand 3
PromoTheRobot Posted May 7, 2018 Author Posted May 7, 2018 Don't confuse sports columnists with serious reporting. On 5/7/2018 at 3:20 PM, Thurman#1 said: I know fans don't like to hear it, but the News is very highly respected nationally for it's sports coverage. Fans tend not to like them because they say bad teams are bad and fans tend not to like that. I don't know Harrington well as I'm not much of a hockey fan but in the AP Sports Editors Awards, this year he won as one of the top ten beat writers in sports writing. And Skurski was in the same top ten. I think the dog tweet is pretty funny, personally, and that Harrington's response was pretty weak. But I like their coverage a lot, personally. Expand Always betting the under doesn't make you insightful.
PromoTheRobot Posted May 7, 2018 Author Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 3:22 PM, joesixpack said: Where? And if you say Washington post or New York Times, I’m going to laugh at you. Expand Okay, how about Infowars and Weekly World News?
Lurker Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 2:17 PM, ddaryl said: BN is doing there typical round of "Buffalo Sports, Woe is me" at this point I can't even take anything they say sports wise serioulsy so I do not Expand IMO, they're just riffing on the negative attitude by many on the Allen pick, Brandon exit and Sabres season that have been percolating the last month or so. The sports department (and BN in general) are "finger in the wind" pros feeding into what sells in Buffalo... 1
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 3:37 PM, PromoTheRobot said: Okay, how about Infowars and Weekly World News? Expand They are about equivalent to the post and times, yes. 1 1
PromoTheRobot Posted May 7, 2018 Author Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) Harrington is in CYA-mode since catching flack over his dismissive comments about Kim Pegula becoming president of the Bills, Sabres and PSE. Some of good fellow writers like Eliot Friedman tried to defend him, but curiously, Friedman unfollowed Harrington on Twitter right after. Edited May 7, 2018 by PromoTheRobot
JoeF Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 3:40 PM, PromoTheRobot said: Harrington is in CYA-mode since catching flack over his dismissive comments about Kim Pegula becoming president of the Bills, Sabres and PSE. Some of good fellow writers like Eliot Friedman tried to defend him, but curiously, Friedman unfollowed Harrington on Twitter right after. Expand PTR -- I heard he tweeted something to the effect that the rest of the NHL was laughing at Kim's appointment as President of the Bills and Sabres and then quickly deleted that. Is that correct?
BillsFan4 Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 2:42 PM, LABillzFan said: You have to admit...the Twitter account is funny as hell. I thoroughly enjoyed the butthurt from Harrington. Expand Harrington is sooo thin skinned. Especially for a guy pumping out as many crappy opinions as he does. 1
4merper4mer Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 2:44 PM, Commonsense said: The dog has a Twitter? Expand My hamster Sammy makes all sorts of noise about his cyber activity so who knows? Sammy is full of crap though. I have never seen him near a computer.
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