I consider myself an ‘All-Encompassing” sports fan, in the sense that I watch sports, I play sports, I read sports and I write sports. I've seen it from both sides of the coin and am a part of something experiencing an intense period of change.
The Internet is changing the face of sports writing, where online message boards hold sports writers to loftier standards than ever before, and smaller, regional blogs are in constant search of a niche or story that will receive national exposure.
Gone are the days of scanning the morning’s sports section and combing-through numerous box scores to find the stat of choice. Online sports pages have taken the clout away from the daily paper, as an exodus of brilliant minds turn their backs on the crumbling worth of newsprint and accept the Internet for what it must be accepted as – not only the newest, but the only medium.
Throughout this period of change, Deadspin.com has been a forerunner and a catalyst, a beacon for criticism and a forum and meeting place for an ever-growing audience. I have for long been a loyal reader, and in the last few months, an approved commenter trading witty barbs amongst some of the Internets quickest sports minds.
The popularity of the site exploded this past year, with much thanks going to breaking the Brett Favre-Jenn Sterger story, made famous by cell phone pictures of the NFL’s All-Time passing leader’s bologna hammer.
Interested in how the Internet is changing sports reporting and the logistics of getting such information and sharing it with the masses? This month’s GQ features an article profiling Deadspin Editor-In-Chief A.J. Daulerio and the behind-the-scenes happenings of the web's most read sports blog. Enjoy.
Deadspin: The Worldwide Leader in Dong Shots - GQ February 2011
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