tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post7012604018224735070..comments2024-03-13T00:46:47.172-07:00Comments on Sons of Steve Garvey: LA Times' Hard-Hitting Journalism Redesigned For Modern Attention SpansSteve Saxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-23208368372302509292008-05-21T18:53:00.000-07:002008-05-21T18:53:00.000-07:00hehe, i will have to buy that newspaper and scan t...hehe, i will have to buy that newspaper and scan the girls, btw, do you have dauly sports newspapers in America? if you do, they also put photos of girls in bikini?karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809119587515057105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-24546166728357145802008-05-20T18:58:00.001-07:002008-05-20T18:58:00.001-07:00Actually, I think Sax mistyped it.Actually, I think Sax mistyped it.Eric Karroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070527828477695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-72105740561945530542008-05-20T17:03:00.000-07:002008-05-20T17:03:00.000-07:00I misread that as girl-in-bikini-tastic!I misread that as <I>girl-in-bikini-tastic!</I>Orelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167042485092304070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-89558772353712119712008-05-20T15:09:00.000-07:002008-05-20T15:09:00.000-07:00Karina, it's hard for me to judge how this girl-in...Karina, it's hard for me to judge how this girl-in-bikini tactic works, just by your description. Could you post an example, for education purposes only?Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-22153887098122631672008-05-20T13:02:00.000-07:002008-05-20T13:02:00.000-07:00Karina, I've seen newspapers before with photos of...Karina, I've seen newspapers before with <I>photos</I> of girls in bikinis, but nothing like that. Depending on the paper's circulation, that could be a lot of girls they'd have to stuff in the paper and deliver.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, the bikini-clad girl in the middle of the paper is an extension of the strategy of using an attractive person to recite the news on TV.Eric Karroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070527828477695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-63481346011600340022008-05-20T12:31:00.000-07:002008-05-20T12:31:00.000-07:00should i retire the gnome picture?p.s: i'm willing...should i retire the gnome picture?<BR/><BR/>p.s: i'm willing to typerace anytime!karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809119587515057105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-22053180505619877782008-05-20T12:28:00.000-07:002008-05-20T12:28:00.000-07:00Eric, in my city we have a "newspaper" with colorf...Eric, in my city we have a "newspaper" with colorful graphs and pictures, complemented by one line captions or titles. If lucky, you get a couple of paragraphs, unless you read the show business gossip, it's kinda long. <BR/><BR/>In the middle of it, you get a girl with a bikini. It's awful.karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809119587515057105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-61237746439841959052008-05-20T12:15:00.000-07:002008-05-20T12:15:00.000-07:00Coming soon: a "Nine Things" labelComing soon: a "Nine Things" labelEric Karroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070527828477695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-53664138679391951572008-05-20T11:38:00.000-07:002008-05-20T11:38:00.000-07:00You just gave away the answers to the next SoSG Po...You just gave away the answers to the next SoSG Pop Quiz!Orelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167042485092304070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-12041670563841760542008-05-20T11:35:00.000-07:002008-05-20T11:35:00.000-07:00I think I saw that graph in the corner of a USA To...I think I saw that graph in the corner of a USA Today page the other day:<BR/><BR/><B>Things for which Eric Karros can't wait:</B><BR/><BR/>- newspapers replaced by simple color graphs<BR/>- permanent typeracer rooms for competitions<BR/>- the Dodgers to win another World Championship<BR/>- knee replacement surgery so he can pick up the occasional ground ball<BR/>- warm doughnuts<BR/>- an end to the "recent comments" section on the sidebar<BR/>- jermaine stewart's comeback tour<BR/>- peace in the middle east<BR/>- more gnome picturesSteve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-70247297648856520562008-05-20T10:28:00.000-07:002008-05-20T10:28:00.000-07:00While some, including myself, have been known to m...While some, including myself, have been known to mock USA Today, they know what they're doing. One day newspapers will be replaced by a page or two of simple but colorful graphs with which you'll be lucky to get a one-sentence caption or title.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait.Eric Karroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070527828477695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-81176812393625908742008-05-20T09:59:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:59:00.000-07:00And point taken, btw. I'm pretty quick to weep. ...And point taken, btw. I'm pretty quick to weep. You should see me after doing the jumble.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-79451146627598922002008-05-20T09:58:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:58:00.000-07:00So was I; I even checked the interior pages to see...So was I; I even checked the interior pages to see if someone had inadvertently left off the jump information on the front page. Given it was only twelve paragraphs in length, shouldn't this belong in the Page 2 section? Or even below the loathsome "Between the Lines" column?Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-56955196401451442952008-05-20T09:51:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:51:00.000-07:00I had the same reaction, except for the weeping. ...I had the same reaction, except for the weeping. I was just surprised the articles didn't jump.Jon Weismanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275464775910545632noreply@blogger.com