600 ESPN EL PASO » sports beat writers http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Sun, 19 May 2013 11:57:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Have Sports Beat Writers Lost Their Relevance? http://krod.com/have-sports-beat-writers-lost-their-relevance/ http://krod.com/have-sports-beat-writers-lost-their-relevance/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:18:11 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=4013 With our ever increasing dependence and addiction to social media, beat writers are becoming less relevant with each day, tweet, and video blog.  I caution people not to confuse a great columnist or writer with a daily beat writer.  A talented columnist can still provide the insight and wit that can't be captured in 140 characters or less.

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]]> http://krod.com/have-sports-beat-writers-lost-their-relevance/feed/ 0 Derek Jeter is mobbed by reporters after the Yankees defeated the Angels in game six of the 2009 ALCS. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)