Seattle Times' Matt Caulkins is a disgrace to journalism (Here's why)

DerekJohnson

Two days ago I started to read a Matt Caulkins column. (Go ahead and flag me below, I deserve it).

But the column was about the economic crisis in Venezuela, which interests me.

I only got one sentence into the article before I quit reading.

Caulkins said he wanted to approach Felix Hernandez and ask him about the situation in his homeland. But he was afraid to ask him because it might offend him.

JaWarrenJaHooker

The young j-school grad fresh out of college writes for the newspapers now.

The smarter grads are already producing content for the interwebs before they graduate, IF they graduate, if they ever go to college at all. Internet Content. In 2018, these are the only people that can make a living writing about sports.

What the newspapers are left with is a generation of bland writers and the generation of people who still read newspapers (OLD fucks)

Meek

what a compelling thread on the football bored.

FireCohen

Take this to the yellow piss board where this disgusting shit belongs

bananasnblondes

Looks like a good opportunity for the Woodinville Weekly to get the scoop

Baseman

DerekJohnson said:

Two days ago I started to read a Matt Caulkins column. (Go ahead and flag me below, I deserve it).

But the column was about the economic crisis in Venezuela, which interests me.

I only got one sentence into the article before I quit reading.

Caulkins said he wanted to approach Felix Hernandez and ask him about the situation in his homeland. But he was afraid to ask him because it might offend him.

Not your best work Taft!

DerekJohnson

bananasnblondes said:

Looks like a good opportunity for the Woodinville Weekly to get the scoop

Not a bad idea

DerekJohnson

JaWarrenJaHooker said:

The young j-school grad fresh out of college writes for the newspapers now.

The smarter grads are already producing content for the interwebs before they graduate, IF they graduate, if they ever go to college at all. Internet Content. In 2018, these are the only people that can make a living writing about sports.

What the newspapers are left with is a generation of bland writers and the generation of people who still read newspapers (OLD fucks)

The days of Jim Murray are gone. No warning. Just gone.

GrundleStiltzkin

DerekJohnson said:

Two days ago I started to read a Matt Caulkins column. (Go ahead and flag me below, I deserve it).

DerekJohnson said:

Caulkins said he wanted to approach Felix Hernandez and ask him about the situation in his homeland. But he was afraid to ask him because it might offend him.

BabsGilbyTawdTy

To be fair, the Caulkins column wasn't any worse than the Styx fan's "editorial" on UW's coaches and recruiting the inner city (LOL, this is Seattle we're talking about).