Yesterday, several Flyers beat writers exhibited self-righteous indignation – on Twitter – over the team’s decision to use Instagram to announce that Steve Mason would be the Opening Night goaltender. Rob Parent of the Delco Times called it: #digitalworst. And I’m told that the legitimate anger went well beyond social media and dominated press box discussion yesterday.
So it got us thinking: If the insignificant act of naming a starting goaltender using social media got hockey beat writers all bent out of shape and defensive of the the Big J (that’s Journalism, kiddies), what other major announcements and historical events might have really rankled their feathers had new media or unconventional means been used to relay the message?
Well, let’s just be glad that the Messrs. Isaac and Parent were around for:
[you can click photos to enlarge them]The Nixon Interviews
Simba’s Birth
Paul Revere’s warning
The Renaissance
Walter White’s cancer
The first American flag
Revolutionizing the phone
Andrew Bynum’s introductory press conference
A New World
The 10 Commandments
The collapse of the Soviet Union
And finally, Beatlemania
Credit fashion editor Dan Fuller with an assist on some of these and reader Andy for seeding the idea
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Nice!
Still gotta do a Homer ‘Insta-GMing’ post. 🙂
This was like a funny version of a cracked article
Forgot all about Cracked! Used to read that and MAD magazine back in the day. 🙂
This was actually hilarious… I am sure the old time cry babie commenters will find something to b*tch about though…
If by revolutionizing the phone you mean capitalizing on a generation of hipster ignoramuses worshiping a status symbol, then I’m on board.
Hey Chutley! I think I found one of those old time cry babies you were talking about!!!
What’s funny is that I saw that comment after I posted and thought that my post could be labeled as such lol.
I agree with everything else in the post, I’m just saying, iPhone is trash, and so is my generation.
haha RIGHT on schedule!! I agree though old man, Samsung Galaxy or bust!!
Now don’t forget to STAY OFF MY LAWN
Well, Kyle, I stand corrected. I always thought this blog needed more original content but after reading this crap, I realize you were right just to repost other people’s work. My apologies for doubting you.
The beat writers would like final say on what the organization is allowed to release to the general public.
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