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Post by gk on May 3, 2012 16:56:06 GMT -6
A while back I lauded the Craggs and Tom Scocca hires for Deadspin. And it's time for some self-horn-tooting.
Their journalism (yes, journalism) has been pretty d**n great since those hires about 8-9 months ago. They crushed the Paterno stuff. This Sarah Phillips stuff is fascinating (if, a bit oddly overblowm). They dug into Bobby Petrino when ESPN obviously wouldn't. Today's Sonics article is also great.
Adam, I know you're not a fan because their previous penchant for dong shots, but since Dalerio moved up to Gawker HQ, have you not been impressed with the work they're doing? (note: Deadspin does still tarry in thingy-related material)
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Post by mayor on May 3, 2012 19:49:00 GMT -6
I honestly haven't paid much attention to Deadspin for awhile. Maybe I should try it out again.
You mention Parterno (I read this some), Sarah Phillips (I did read this today), and Petrino. All three of these seem like "anti-ESPN" articles (in the sense of covering what ESPN won't cover, or in a way they won't cover it, while also making sure you know ESPN would never do this, etc). Are they doing their own thing, or are they just anti-ESPN? I find the anti-ESPN stuff annoying, because I just don't care. The Sarah Phillips stuff is kind of interesting, but really who cares? Does Deadspin feel it's their job to police ESPN?
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Post by mayor on May 3, 2012 19:50:36 GMT -6
Also, the site redesign they did awhile back is horrible. The site is a total organizational disaster--and I'm not very forgiving when it comes to poor website design. If you want me to read your site, make it easy for me to read your site.
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Post by gk on May 4, 2012 8:58:51 GMT -6
Agree on all points - pretty awful Gawker redesign. I'm usually of the wait-and-see approach to redesigning websites. Every time ESPN would redesign their home page people would say it's the worst thing ever, then a week later nobody remembers the old design. But yeah, still not happy with the way they redid things.
Are they anti-ESPN? Probably. But that's primarily because ESPN won't report things like the Petrino or Cam Newton or (*ahem*) the Ben Roethlisberger stuff until way after the fact.
I don't know if you should "give it another shot" in the sense that you'll be fulfilled by visiting it every day. But just that there are definitely moments of great writing and great journalism. And it might be worth checking out in those instances.
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Post by fatmenace on May 4, 2012 15:09:04 GMT -6
Also, the site redesign they did awhile back is horrible. The site is a total organizational disaster--and I'm not very forgiving when it comes to poor website design. If you want me to read your site, make it easy for me to read your site. Before the site redo I went every day. After that, I stopped going. The only time I read it now is when I see an article linked on FB or twitter or whatever. The specific stories Geoff mentioned all came to my attention, plus a few others, so I think the quality stuff they're producing is making its way out, which is how it should be. Like Geoff said, I'm one of those who always flies into a rage when any site redesigns itself, and then a week later I've forgotten about it. But I don't know what it is about Deadspin, it's just difficult to maneuver. To their credit though, when they do something well, it's a cut above a lot of the other stuff out there. As far as dongs go, even though I never look at the pics, I find it hilarious they're the go-to site when someone's pic gets out.
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Post by fatmenace on May 4, 2012 15:21:14 GMT -6
that was phenomenal.
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Post by fatmenace on Jun 12, 2012 15:33:22 GMT -6
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Post by gk on Jul 11, 2012 11:04:40 GMT -6
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Post by gk on Jan 4, 2013 14:37:37 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 4, 2013 16:24:37 GMT -6
that was excellent.
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Post by gk on Jan 16, 2013 16:33:48 GMT -6
Well then.
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 16, 2013 17:24:58 GMT -6
stunning.
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 16, 2013 17:36:26 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 16, 2013 17:37:06 GMT -6
ha
Ken Jennings @kenjennings WHOA. I am no longer the most famous Mormon to invent an always-suspiciously-absent "girlfriend" in college.
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 16, 2013 17:42:15 GMT -6
The Sports Hernia@thesportshernia
Manti Te'o, huge, 'uuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan of Weekend At Bernie's.
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