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Articles by Brian Moritz

“2025 will be the year when sports journalists start to really reckon with the fact that teams and players don’t need them anymore.”
“The same way Donald Trump’s candidacy is a test for the norms and practices of American political journalists, legalized sports gambling is a test for the norms and practices of sports journalists.”
“The overarching lesson of digital media’s first generation is that the users have the power.”
“2022 is the year that publishers can, will, and should start offering daily passes to read articles.”
“When you talk to sports reporters today, there’s a real fear that their limited access to players and coaches in 2020 will continue in the post-COVID world.”
“‘Stick to sports’ is embedded in the economic DNA of sports media. In today’s economically perilous time for media, the idea of avoiding topics that could alienate half of your audience is alluring.”
“You can’t expect people to subscribe to their local paper (which is vital to democracy, we tell them) AND The New York Times and the Washington Post (because Democracy Dies in the Dark) AND…”