The Super Bowl Media-splosion, Trouble at the L.A. Times, and the Journalism Bubble | The Press Box (Ep. 422)

The Press Box

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🗓️ 6 February 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The Ringer's Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker examine the media's coverage of Super Bowl, including the feud between Philly fans and Cris Collinsworth (06:00), the fights on radio row (15:30), and the chaos in Philadelphia (20:30). They then celebrate the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week (22:45) before discussing why Lewis D’Vorkin was ousted as L.A. Times editor (27:30) and The New York Times' beef with the publication (37:30). Finally, they wrap up by looking at the news of Felix Salmon's salary at Fusion (42:30) and how every stop in a journalist's career is a bubble (44:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Chris Ryan here as the NBA season gets more and more interesting every day.
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0:53.7	David, we're going to talk about Super Bowl media today, but first, how would you describe
0:59.9	the Philadelphia Eagles fans we've met during our time on the East Coast?
1:04.1	It's funny because in New York, the Patriots fans are a huge presence, right?
1:10.2	I mean, even outside of football season, there's everywhere.
1:13.0	It's an army.
1:14.0	The Eagles are a different breed.
1:15.5	The Eagles, you don't see Eagles hats walking down the street in New York.
1:20.0	But if you go to a sports bar and not even an Eagles-specific sports bar, the Eagles fans
1:26.3	are a frightening horde.
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