jsb Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 I subscribed last night. $42 for the 1st year ($30 for college students). Very good content (including 2 of the best hockey writers I’ve seen in Eric Duhatschek and James Mirtle), with plenty of #fancystats, a customizable feed and a good app. Just seen on Facebook that it's 1/2 off presently at $2.50 a month. Are they scamming potential Buffalo members?? I realize that's not a big difference BUT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 They have a 30% off offer and a free tshirt. $3.49/mo Student discount is $2.50 per mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 I subscribed last night. $42 for the 1st year ($30 for college students). Very good content (including 2 of the best hockey writers I’ve seen in Eric Duhatschek and James Mirtle), with plenty of #fancystats, a customizable feed and a good app. Ah, that’s where Duhatschek went. I’m probably going to give this a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Id do it if Tim G wasnt there. He’s an insufferable prick. Still may consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Id do it if Tim G wasnt there. He’s an insufferable prick. Still may consider. Helluva writer. His DB level has progressed to the point where I am sometimes conscious of it when I read his stuff. But it never seems to permeate his storytelling, just his public interactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Helluva writer. His DB level has progressed to the point where I am sometimes conscious of it when I read his stuff. But it never seems to permeate his storytelling, just his public interactions. Agreed... on twitter he is that way too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Agreed... on twitter he is that way too. Or you could, you know, just not read his twitter stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Id do it if Tim G wasnt there. He’s an insufferable prick. Still may consider. I'm doing it in spite of this. I'm not letting one writer dissuade me from supporting a host of quality journalists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Or you could, you know, just not read his twitter stuff...Pretty much do but he comes up on Bills searches a lot so hard to avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Pretty much do but he comes up on Bills searches a lot so hard to avoid. Can you just block him or is like like here where if someone quotes someone you have blocked, you see it anyway? I have no idea how things work over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Can you just block him or is like like here where if someone quotes someone you have blocked, you see it anyway? I have no idea how things work over there. You do not see the quoted tweet if you block someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Joe Yerdon formally of NHL.com announced he will be joining The Athletic as one of Sabres Beat Writers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Joe Yerdon formally of NHL.com announced he will be joining The Athletic as one of Sabres Beat Writers That was fast. I saw his farewell to the NHL.com gig post this weekend and was wondering what the next step was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Yerdon is a good addition. So far I'm quite happy with The Athletic, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Yerdon is a good addition. So far I'm quite happy with The Athletic, btw. Agreed. I subscribed last year to it but only used it sparingly to read some articles here and there. I've read a lot since they opened up the Buffalo office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dominator Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 I took advantage of their 50% off deal for college students (I've been out of college for a while now but as long as you have a .edu email it will take the discount) and it has been worth every penny so far. I wasn't sure how much content they were going to produce just starting up in Buffalo, but even if it was just for the Buffalo related articles I would say it's worth the price of admission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 I am pretty torn about this in principle. I want newspapers to survive in whatever form that may be. We need real journalists serving the public and reporting on government and corporate activities. We can not survive in an informational vacuum. I think this just takes another profit center from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted July 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 I am pretty torn about this in principle. I want newspapers to survive in whatever form that may be. We need real journalists serving the public and reporting on government and corporate activities. We can not survive in an informational vacuum. I think this just takes another profit center from them. I agree with you, that’s why I subscribe to both The Athletic and continue to get daily delivery of The Buffalo News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Is there a reason that the real journalists cannot do the same thing that the apparently non-real sports journalists are doing? Couldn't The Atlantic hire local reporters to provide a focus on Buffalo politics and corporate activities? Newspapers are a dying medium. The ability to be a reporter is still a useful and desired skill. It just has to be delivered differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Is there a reason that the real journalists cannot do the same thing that the apparently non-real sports journalists are doing? Couldn't The Atlantic hire local reporters to provide a focus on Buffalo politics and corporate activities? Newspapers are a dying medium. The ability to be a reporter is still a useful and desired skill. It just has to be delivered differently. People have been suggesting this model for years where you subscribe to one online paper but get them all (or some large portion). That's where legacy models get in the way. TA was able to start fresh and take advantage of laid off talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 All I can say is that the Athletic's Sabres coverage over the last week or so has been excellent -- including a new Kris Baker piece on the developmental camp -- and far superior to TBN's coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 All I can say is that the Athletic's Sabres coverage over the last week or so has been excellent -- including a new Kris Baker piece on the developmental camp -- and far superior to TBN's coverage. I will say that Harrington appears to be trying harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 I will say that Harrington appears to be trying harder. He definitely is trying harder on social media. And poor Amy Moritz! One day last week, she had three articles on the front sports page and another inside. That's a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 9:56 AM, North Buffalo said: Id do it if Tim G wasnt there. He’s an insufferable prick. Still may consider. Like him or hate him, whatever, but his story in the Athletic on Andrew Oglevie was outstanding. On 7/2/2018 at 8:53 PM, Brawndo said: I agree with you, that’s why I subscribe to both The Athletic and continue to get daily delivery of The Buffalo News Same, i'm a subscriber to both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 14 hours ago, Briere48 said: Like him or hate him, whatever, but his story in the Athletic on Andrew Oglevie was outstanding. I hate TG on twitter, but he's the best writer in the area IMO, bar none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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