Bob Costas, Internet Bloggers and Sports
The Newest Breed of Social Sports Media
Bob Costas recently aired a live HBO special of CostasNOW that discussed in detail how the new era of media reports our sports. In segment two of the special, Costas focused on “The Internet and Impact of Bloggers”.
The special included video interviews with Deadspin.com editor Will Leitch as well as Pardon The Interruption host and Washington Post columnist Michael Wilbon, television writer/media critic Michael Schur. There was also a live panel that included Will Leitch, Braylon Edwards of the Cleveland Browns, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger of the famed t.v. show “Friday Night Lights.
If you missed the special airing of CostasNOW, HBO and HBO2 will be showing repeats through the month of May as well as catching it on HBO on Demand.
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In relation to this, please check out a really cool spur-of-the-moment interview that Ethan Jaynes from NESW recently had with Bob Costas and Buzz Bissenger in regards to Deadspins Will Lietch. Here is an excerpt from the interview:
New Interview with Bob Costas and Buzz Bissenger, What makes a good writer?
Buzz Bissinger was recently on Costas Now on HBO. They ripped into Deadspins Will Leitch. Costas says he did not know Buzz would be so harsh, but it is obvious that he was a ringer. Costas is on record for not liking blogs. He is also on record for rethinking his stance on blogs. So, he brings in the left-hander Buzz to do his dirty work on his show.
I personally ran into Buzz Bissinger and did an impromptu interview. I call it “My Quest for a Good Sports Writer“. As we talked Bob Costas joined in. This was all a great surprise to me, but I was glad to get the great interview. It started off a little rocky, but then we got into a good debate.
- Ethan: Old newspaper writer,
- Buzz: Pulitzer Prize Winning Author.
- Ethan: Sorry I did not do my research for this interview. What makes a good writer?
- Buzz: I’m 53.
- Ethan : What?
- Buzz: I’m 53, I’m not old
- Ethan: Well, I can’t just call you “man”.
- Buzz: You could say Buzz.
- Ethan: I didn’t know you were called Buzz.
- Buzz: Well, You didn’t bother to find out did you?
- Ethan: I did say sorry about the old newspaper writer thing, but from behind…
- Buzz: What I object to, is you automatically treating me like an equal.
- Ethan: Well, I am a blogger.
This was just the tip of the interview, for the juiciest part of it please visit NESWSports.com!
