[QUOTE=LakeNorman49er;358097]you niners are never happy. you should learn to be happy with what the observer gives you. niner fans can get any information they need on nnn. i hear the observer gives the tarholes better coverage than any paper in the triangle or triad.[/QUOTE]
Actually, it looks like the same coverage, same articles and everything. Observer staff writers will likely all leave for a Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill paper since they’re not getting sent to Chapel Hill anymore.
clt asks if mike has ever replied to the website report?
[QUOTE=LeftyNiner;358083][B]So the question is: Will there be anything on Charlotte before Friday or is Friday the only thing we’ll get before the first game?[/B]
How about some info on tickets, big games this week so people have time to buy tickets before Friday/Sunday? Ticket prices and info was in the Davidson story.[/QUOTE]i doubt we get anything. we never have in the past.
[URL=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/college_hoops/]http://www.charlotteobserver.com/college_hoops/[/URL]
Currently there are 10 stories about UNC-CH (mostly pertaining to Hansbrough) and two related to the Niners - a story about the Exhibition and the link to Utter’s Blog. If not for Utter, someone going to this site would be able to learn very little about Charlotte Basketball.
Who wants to take a guess on how this will look Friday?
“We will continue to cover you and give you more coverage than anyone else.”
I was Mike P for Halloween.
[QUOTE=NLP;358133]“We will continue to cover you and give you more coverage than anyone else.”
[B]I was Mike P for Halloween[/B].[/QUOTE]
So you did come to parties as a sea gull (come in raising hell, crap all over the place and then leave.)?
[QUOTE=LeftyNiner;358083]
How about some info on tickets, big games this week so people have time to buy tickets before Friday/Sunday? [/QUOTE]
Surprised you would still ask this question. Stories like what you are suggesting would take away from the pregame buildup of Friday’s Davidson-Guilford game.
“the man” (lower case used intentionally) has finally taught me my place.
That is, the fact that the Observer covers the Niners better than any other print media in the Charlotte market.
[QUOTE=LeftyNiner;358083]
[B]So the question is: Will there be anything on Charlotte before Friday or is Friday the only thing we’ll get before the first game?[/B]
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That conveniently ignores that Sorensen did Dijuan Harris for Friday’s paper, BEFORE we did anything on anyone else.
Do you expect us not to cover the top-ranked team in the country with the number of readers in this market who care? (Awaiting the Wal-Mart argument in 5, 4, 3 … )
[QUOTE=Mike_Persinger;358169]That conveniently ignores that Sorensen did Dijuan Harris for Friday’s paper, BEFORE we did anything on anyone else.
Do you expect us not to cover the top-ranked team in the country with the number of readers in this market who care? (Awaiting the Wal-Mart argument in 5, 4, 3 … )[/QUOTE]
I usually don´t get into all the Observer stuff but, Mike you know as well as I the current ranking has little to do with the coverage. The Heels could be ranked 15th , or 26th and still get the same amount of coverage.
I do appreciated Friday´s articles though.
How about some info on tickets, big games this week so people have time to buy tickets before Friday/Sunday? Ticket prices and info was in the Davidson story.
Lefty, you know the Observer is not part of the marketing department of a university.
Mike,
In all seriousness, I was curious why the Observer would offer 2 hats for the same school and not offer 1 for the local school. It seems like one would be adequate, and offering another hat for the Charlotte 49ers would potentially reach more new subscribers. I know this is not your area or responsibility, but I wondered if this was a licensing issue that we sometimes hear about.
[URL]http://www.charlotteobserver.com/college_hoops/[/URL]New term for the NN Dictionary when this happens: Holegasm.Currently there are 10 stories about UNC-CH (mostly pertaining to Hansbrough) and two related to the Niners - a story about the Exhibition and the link to Utter’s Blog. If not for Utter, someone going to this site would be able to learn very little about Charlotte Basketball.
Who wants to take a guess on how this will look Friday?
[QUOTE=Normmm;358187]Mike,
In all seriousness, I was curious why the Observer would offer 2 hats for the same school and not offer 1 for the local school. It seems like one would be adequate, and offering another hat for the Charlotte 49ers would potentially reach more new subscribers. I know this is not your area or responsibility, but I wondered if this was a licensing issue that we sometimes hear about.[/QUOTE]
I have no idea. That’s a promotions/circulation deal. They don’t consult me. I’ll ask the question and if I get an answer I’ll let you know.
If they offered a Charlotte hat, would you subscribe?
UPDATE: Circulation folks say they chose Panthers and NASCAR because of interest in the area and the time of the year. The Tar Heels hats are a test to see if college material can drive any circulation, and if it’s successful they could expand the program to include other Carolinas schools, including Charlotte. If the Tar Heels hats don’t work, they will assume college market is too fragmented and scratch that part of the program.
[QUOTE=Mike_Persinger;358169]That conveniently ignores that Sorensen did Dijuan Harris for Friday’s paper, BEFORE we did anything on anyone else. [/QUOTE]I think you’re wrong. I thought I saw more than one article on UNC before any article on us. Including 2 or 3 articles on their upcoming scrimmage. Including game times and parking information etc. I don’t think anyone expects you to ignore UNC but the favortism and disproportionate coverage is borderline ridiculous. Can I assume you attended UNC?
[QUOTE=Chipper;358216]I think you’re wrong. I thought I saw more than one article on UNC before any article on us. Including 2 or 3 articles on their upcoming scrimmage. Including game times and parking information etc. I don’t think anyone expects you to ignore UNC. But the disproportionate coverage is borderline ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
Actually, Saturday’s paper didn’t include a mention of their scrimmage Saturday night against UNC Pembroke, much less parking information.
[QUOTE=Mike_Persinger;358218]Actually, Saturday’s paper didn’t include a mention of their scrimmage Saturday night against UNC Pembroke, much less parking information.[/QUOTE]I never said Saturday. The UNC scrimmage game was mentioned on 2 seperate days last week.
[QUOTE=Chipper;358219]I never said Saturday. The UNC scrimmage game was mentioned on 2 seperate days last week.[/QUOTE]
Not in a printed story, according to our electronic archive.
this thread is getting tired…the Observer has done a 1000% better job covering us. Hell Mike shows up to NNN lunches.
He has to balance promoting us vs. what truly sells copies.
note I will be the first to rip Mike P a new one if we beat a good team and the ACC supercedes our effort in print.
Lefty, you know the Observer is not part of the marketing department of a university.
the Observer knows for a fact 3 items sell copies: Panthers, JR, UNCCH
I don’t see the big deal
[QUOTE=metro;358246]the Observer knows for a fact 3 items sell copies: Panthers, JR, UNCCH
I don’t see the big deal[/QUOTE]
Actually, Metro, I do see the big deal on this one. Even if it’s only in perception, the circulation and marketing departments made my job harder with this program. I wish they had not gone this route.