The Washington Post Archives - Awful Announcing

NFL

The PFWA put out a call for change after a Washington Post story on NFL sexual harassment

Thursday's Washington Post story on sexual harassment from employees of the Washington NFL team included stories from not just those who worked for that team, but also journalists who covered that team. That's led to the PFWA calling for reform to provide a safe workplace for journalists.

MLB

ESPN, the AP, and the Washington Post all led news of Bill Buckner’s death with his World Series error

Putting Buckner's error on the ticker/in a tweet/in a headline was an unusual move by obituary standards, and it took some criticism.

NFL

This Washington Post headline and picture of Alex Smith’s injury were terrible

Exactly what promise is being broken, and who broke the promise?

The Athletic

The Athletic hires David Aldridge as editor-in-chief of their new Washington, D.C. vertical

Aldridge will stay with Turner Sports until the hire becomes official in October.

The Athletic

Washington Post reportedly considering online subscriber-only model for sports, beating The Athletic to the D.C. punch

Is this the future?

NBA

All-NBA voting affecting Paul George’s contract isn’t bad, isn’t a new step for media

Media coverage affecting players' finances isn't really new; only the explicit link is.