Boston explosions a reminder of how breaking news reporting is changing
Terrible events such as yesterday's bombings at the Boston Marathon have always meant "all hands…
April 16, 2013
Jason Fry
How ESPN published “Chink in the Armor” Jeremy Lin headline & what’s happened since
The rise of Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks’ Asian-American star, has been one of…
February 21, 2012
Rules of the game change as sports journalists compete against teams they cover
In September of 2009, when I started writing a weekly column about digital sportswriting for…
September 15, 2011
4 questions to determine the value of your brand, plus how to keep your biggest stars happy
The age of the individual brand was inevitable, a natural consequence of the way digital…
May 11, 2011
AP, CNN Trade Shots Over AP’s 15-Minute Edge in Reporting Steinbrenner Death
Early Tuesday morning, legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was taken to the hospital…
July 16, 2010
Will You Be Ready When ESPN Local Comes to Town?
Last April, ESPN Chicago debuted with a roster of writers drawn from the ranks of…
February 22, 2010
Advice for Sports Sections: Lay Off Travel, Game Stories
Amid the wrenching changes remaking the news industry, we find the sports department in a…
January 7, 2010
Fry: It’s Still Journalism That’ll Save Us, But…
Nearly nine years ago, I came to Poynter to talk about how the Web was…
February 24, 2009