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May 15, 2018
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Superman21
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Except readers will still click on their articles and read them.
Who cares if people are critical? There is a reason people are not clicking on trib articles.
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J Drew said a lot of people at Salt Lake Tribune don't want to cover BYU
Crush4
5/15/18 8:39am
How's that working out for them?
Mister P
5/15/18 8:41am
I do see it being a catch 22. We're a picky & hypercritical bunch whether we want to admit it or not.
soupie
5/15/18 8:42am
All I'm asking is that they cover it fairly. The article titles were so
Rise Against
5/15/18 8:46am
That may be true. But we gripe about anyone who writes about BYU
Brigham
5/15/18 8:54am
See my post above about Rhiannan Potkey.
kccougar
5/15/18 8:54am
Except readers will still click on their articles and read them.
Superman21
5/15/18 11:38am
They could have at least balanced their coverage against Utah's better
Gustav
5/15/18 9:06am
Good point because yewt fans are rational and easy going:
Cougar Insider
5/15/18 8:50am
*Probably talking about Utah JAZZ fans 😉
goseabass
5/15/18 11:45am
With critical, better to be hyper or hypo?
Florwood
5/15/18 10:08am
The U fans aren’t equally critical with pieces that are negative?
D.T. Survivor
5/15/18 10:20am
I think we're the opposite, forgiving and reasonable. When we get garbage/lying articles written
ocmyhome
5/15/18 7:28pm
Correction- alot of people who used to be at the Salt Lake Tribune.....
byubyu
5/15/18 8:43am
LOL
NorCal_Coug
5/15/18 8:55am
It's because you're relentlessly attacked no matter what you write. If you write
RdF3
5/15/18 8:44am
This is the real reason. Yes, we Cougars can be--like any fanbase--sensitive...
Cougar Insider
5/15/18 8:55am
there's people on both sides who see it as an extension of the dominate culture
v1k0u6
5/15/18 8:59am
...but isn't that great for business? You're not there to be liked...you're
a priori
5/15/18 9:01am
And they're part of the reason why.
dYrtbYkerYder
5/15/18 9:42am
That's why he had the "unenviable" task of covering BYU. No one at the Trib wanted that beat.
SpiffCoug
5/15/18 9:10am
Then you bring in an outsider
cypresstx
5/15/18 9:14am
Seemed like that worked well for the lady who covered BYU before Drew
mwcoug
5/15/18 10:07am
Saint Rhiannon of Potkey!
Florwood
5/15/18 10:09am
This is how you write about BYU athletics
IceBlueCoug
5/15/18 9:24am
So, in surprise of all surprises, no one in their group think bubble is open to covering something outside the bubble
Bob Vance
5/15/18 9:29am
And the myth of objectivity in journalism is once again shattered.
NewYorkCougar
5/15/18 9:36am
The hate runs strong at that newspaper.
WJCougar
5/15/18 10:23am
huh, your business culture is at strong odds with a large segment of your
Cougarclaw
5/15/18 10:38am
No worries, with the pay wall you can be sure that no BYU fans will be reading
UberDeek
5/15/18 11:44am
The reason he gave was that they didn't want to have to drive to provo all the
byuprof
5/15/18 12:37pm
LOL...imagine if those "reporters" lived in L.A. and had to cover the Angels.
SoValleyCOUG
5/15/18 9:01pm
Very savvy business people at the Trib.
Rocketman
5/15/18 7:59pm
A lot of people don't want the Salt Lake Trib to cover BYU.
HendyCoug
5/15/18 8:45pm
A lot of BYU fans don't want a lot of that Rag's employees covering BYU.
CougarThug
5/15/18 10:23pm
Who did the female writer (Potchkey sp?) Work for
chirocoug
5/16/18 12:09am
That's part of why the Trib is failing
Cougrrrs Roll
5/16/18 10:07am
Controversial articles do get clicks and traffic, but over time people get wise.
stealth
5/16/18 10:10am
Unless there is some sexual hook to the story.
davidsonlaw
5/16/18 12:16pm
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