This Blog Is About Farve, Notre Dame, Cubs, Chicago…

If you have a few free moments today, it would be a good idea to check out an article written by Rick Morrissey, a sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune and the website Chicagosports.com. Titled “This column is about the Cubs, Farve and Notre Dame,” we found it to a surprisingly quizzical look at why sports writers write what they write about. Although he’s mainly just trying to make some funnies, the truth is pretty clear: sports writers cover what grabs the biggest audience in the hopes of not only becoming a more popular writer themselves, but also selling the most copy. As you might have guessed, Notre Dame stories are big time hits with Chicago sports fans, so simply mentioning Notre Dame in the title is a surefire way to get a lot of attention. Heck, it worked on the Notre Dame Blog. We wouldn’t be here if we haven’t been searching for articles about Notre Dame, right?

But then what’s the problem? If fans want to hear about Notre Dame Football, then that’s what they should get, right? One thing that might pose a problem is that things that are unpopular stay unpopular, while things that are already mega-popular, such as Notre Dame football, get even more popular. There’s no more variety. Also, in the effort to please the readers, the sports media might neglect their other duties, making wider themes and overarching stories more prominent.

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Posted in General on July 24, 2008

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