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Aug 12, 2019
1:58:14pm

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

Jay Drew to start reporting for the DN

Everyone, I’ve got some personal news to announce: After nearly 30 years at The Salt Lake Tribune, I’m leaving the newspaper at the end of this week to join the Deseret News. I’ll still be covering BYU sports.
— Jay Drew (@drewjay) August 12, 2019

https://twitter.com/drewjay/status/1161003011298091009

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Jay Drew to start reporting for the DN

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

8/12/19 1:58pm

That’s a great move for him as the trib is struggling financially.

Cougar-Duck

8/12/19 1:59pm

I'll cheer when the Trib goes out of business.

BleedCougarBlue2

8/12/19 2:07pm

IMO as much as I hate themwe still need the trib

8/12/19 2:08pm

I do agree

D.T. Survivor

8/12/19 2:17pm

On the one hand, I agree. On the other, I wish they'd make more of an effort to

gwalker

8/12/19 2:18pm

No newspaper or news agency makes me think any certain way...

CoachSpeak

8/12/19 6:08pm

We need an opposing viewpoint because no one viewpoint catches it all

D.T. Survivor

8/12/19 7:04pm

The Trib can't die fast enough. It's a cesspool. SLC does need a hard news website.

HarlemCoug

8/12/19 2:26pm

And why is that? What "good" do they bring to anyone? Anti-Mormons can get....

BleedCougarBlue2

8/12/19 3:00pm

I’m a well know Trib basher. But I think having a paper willing to

gwalker

8/12/19 3:52pm

That said, I don’t think the Trib fills that role well. Many of their employees

gwalker

8/12/19 3:53pm

^^^^^^ about a thousand times over....

BleedCougarBlue2

8/12/19 6:52pm

If only there was someone around to keep the NCAA honest.

StalwartBraveTrue

8/12/19 5:26pm

I agree. Need an opposing view with some journalism ethics.

StalwartBraveTrue

8/12/19 3:34pm

Nope only if the market place says we do.

kahuna

8/12/19 4:17pm

False. Evil lurks everywhere, not just in a worthless failing paper company

Y4LYFE

8/12/19 5:37pm

What about Dick?

Conan

8/12/19 2:00pm

Doesn't he cover the Provo paper or something? Good question though

Heinz57

8/12/19 2:00pm

He doesn't really "cover" BYU in the journalistic sense.

CrimsonCardinal

8/12/19 2:27pm

In other words “I don’t like anyone that says anything positive about BYU”

CoachSpeak

8/12/19 6:11pm

No, I just don't take him seriously because he always has a positive spin.

CrimsonCardinal

8/12/19 7:21pm

Dick is a columnist, not a beat writer. Jeff Call is the guy who has been on the

8/12/19 2:30pm

I did notice Jeff Call did an article on 247sports.clom

NacoCoug

8/12/19 2:36pm

Wait, arent they at the Herald?

NacoCoug

8/12/19 2:42pm

Dick used to be at the Herald but not for a long time. He’s been with the Des

8/12/19 3:20pm

Bingo

kahuna

8/12/19 4:21pm

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Cougazul

8/12/19 2:41pm

Gurney isn’t the major beat writer, either. He covers recruiting and is the

8/12/19 3:25pm

He'll still be at Chuck a rama as usual

TEXAS

8/12/19 3:19pm

Maybe this is the mojo BYU needs. Jay leaving the trib for a better Newspaper

Mathew

8/12/19 2:00pm

I wonder if the spin of his stories will change at all.

8/12/19 2:00pm

The headlines definitely will

8/12/19 2:07pm

Hopefully he will be allowed to have a more positive take, moving forward.

Richbyu

8/12/19 2:00pm

Well, he certainly won't have some hack editor making up needlessly provocative headlines for him

Indy Coug

8/12/19 2:03pm

Will be interesting to see how his reporting of things changes

whirl

8/12/19 2:00pm

I thought Jay was dismissed from the Tribune years ago.

BlueFever

8/12/19 2:01pm

They had job cuts and he was let go and then was re-hired later on

Indy Coug

8/12/19 2:04pm

Ah, didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

BlueFever

8/12/19 2:07pm

I think Harmon is winding down his career

JKLCoug

8/12/19 2:02pm

He's been in wind down mode for a few years.

8/12/19 2:02pm

It seems like he's been writing the same column for the past several years.

Stringer Bell

8/12/19 2:27pm

There are only so many hamburger and police cat analogies one can make.

BGRTHNUMEGO

8/12/19 2:05pm

He's not replacing Harmon. Dick is a columnist. Jay is a beat writer.

8/12/19 2:31pm

Dick is a Columnist much like G. Monson

kahuna

8/12/19 4:32pm

RE: Jay Drew to start reporting for the DN

8/12/19 2:03pm

He'll be great.

8/12/19 2:04pm

I agree. He’s very talented. I hope some of the angles and silliness

8/12/19 2:06pm

Agreed

TempeCoug

8/12/19 2:21pm

One fewer reason to visit the Trib

D.T. Survivor

8/12/19 2:05pm

I've been pretty critical of his BYU nay saying in the past.

Cougarclaw

8/12/19 2:15pm

If he can shrug off the Sltrib stain and quit searching for the touch of gray in every silver lining

kccougar

8/12/19 2:18pm

I think Jay's a pretty good reporter. Will be interesting to see how the tone

inertiaman

8/12/19 2:22pm

Here's to the trib replacing him with an even bigger villan.

8/12/19 2:25pm

More likely they’ll just quit covering BYU altogether...

CoachSpeak

8/12/19 2:35pm

Leaving a sinking ship

BYU Grounds

8/12/19 2:34pm

With all his negotiating leverage, wonder why he didn't insist on package deal with GM?

CLCougar

8/12/19 2:42pm

Great move for both. I think Jay does a really good job.

SoCalCoug

8/12/19 2:44pm

Prepare for more articles void of optimism and full of negative.

8/12/19 2:46pm

It's like MSNBC covering a GOP convention

vegas guey

8/12/19 3:17pm

It will be interesting to see if the voice changes. If the voice changes for

coolblue

8/12/19 3:45pm

The 180 reactions to his identical reporting will be fun to watch.

ag4cougs

8/12/19 3:56pm

It will be interesting to see....

kahuna

8/12/19 4:28pm

Hope Call is still Main BYU Beat Reporter for DN does great Job.?

kahuna

8/12/19 4:35pm

But does he have any plans to TRULY become LDS?

MightyFreakingCougar

8/12/19 5:13pm

Nowhere to go but up. Hope it’s a good move.

SalemBlue

8/12/19 5:44pm

Not sure this is good for the BYU-Trib relationship. Drew is fair...nobody else

demon_llama

8/12/19 6:45pm

So will CB like Jay Drew now? Will it be ok to click on the links to his stories

Boomcannon

8/12/19 7:20pm

The Second Coming must be right around the corner!!!

52Cougar

8/12/19 7:52pm

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