by Kent Sterling In most cities, columnists and radio hosts routinely monitor each other to see what plot of intellectual territory goes unclaimed, and they plant their flag there. If one guy says the local NFL team had a great draft, another will say it was atrocious. Journalism isn’t a matter of honest and heartfelt […]
by Kent Sterling Indianapolis Colts running back Trent Richardson did what men do yesterday. He took responsibility for his lackluster performance in his quotes to Mike Wells in an espn.com post. Adversity reveals character, and Colts running back Trent Richardson showed some. In “Hoosiers,” Myra Fleener’s mom tells Norman Dale, “The sun don’t shine on the same […]
by Kent Sterling Twitter is fascinating. Real time and precise measurement of audience is not something I’m familiar with having been in radio for years. It’s also a fun and immediate mode of communication with an audience who then can immediately reply directly. Those you want to read, you follow. Those you don’t want to […]
by Kent Sterling “It’s all about content, dumbasses,” is what I shout on a daily basis to people in the media. The delivery system is entirely beside the point. Unique content is everything. I’m sure there were and are people at the Indianapolis Star who are wondering what the hell a bunch of ink stained […]
by Kent Sterling The rumors about a significant recalibration of assets at the Indianapolis Star’s sports department have come to pass with Mike Wells sliding over to the Indianapolis Colts beat, Mike Chappell continuing to cover the Colts, Terry Hutchens moved from the IU beat, David Woods moved from the Butler beat, and now Michael […]
by Kent Sterling Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star came on the Grady & Big Joe Show today, and told them that he will be sliding from the Pacers beat to the Colts beat. Mike Chappell will remain with the Star, and will also continue to cover the Colts. Other changes are expected, with rumors […]
by Kent Sterling No one really knows how many people are watching TV or listening to the radio. The ratings methodologies are flawed as hell, and are only accurate over an extended period of time. With Twitter, there is no doubt about the accuracy, so when I started doing a little research on a piece […]