Beautiful tribute to Livvy and that whole era. What gets me is how the model wasnt just about coverage but about giving each city its own voice at these events. I worked in local newsrooms briefly and saw the tail end of this, where budget cuts meant sending one generalist instead of the beat writer who knew the team inside out. The homogenization you mentoin is real and kinda sad because we lost those distinct storytelling angles that made sports writing so rich and textured.
Beautiful tribute to Livvy and that whole era. What gets me is how the model wasnt just about coverage but about giving each city its own voice at these events. I worked in local newsrooms briefly and saw the tail end of this, where budget cuts meant sending one generalist instead of the beat writer who knew the team inside out. The homogenization you mentoin is real and kinda sad because we lost those distinct storytelling angles that made sports writing so rich and textured.