That's why he had the "unenviable" task of covering BYU. No one at the Trib wanted that beat.

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May 15, 2018
9:10:01am

SpiffCoug All-American

They'd much rather hate on BYU or those that like BYU.

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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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