tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post8055166483675100926..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: NASCAR's Scene Daily And Rowdy ClosedDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-67491395961580405412012-03-31T02:38:34.606-04:002012-03-31T02:38:34.606-04:00NASCAR fans are screwed again.
Murray P CakesNASCAR fans are screwed again.<br /><br /><br />Murray P CakesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-43726396901043188442012-03-30T18:30:23.766-04:002012-03-30T18:30:23.766-04:00Gotta say, so far the "new" Scene Daily ...Gotta say, so far the "new" Scene Daily has plenty of content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-78180866467279184642012-03-29T22:43:19.388-04:002012-03-29T22:43:19.388-04:00Eh, Scene Daily never was a powerhouse for weekend...Eh, Scene Daily never was a powerhouse for weekend content. They recapped the race, did that stupid Feud of the Week column, and maybe highlighted a few news stories. I don't doubt they can replicate that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9486177939422632432012-03-29T21:39:35.301-04:002012-03-29T21:39:35.301-04:00Anon,
Trust me. It's not a wash. Wait and ju...Anon, <br /><br />Trust me. It's not a wash. Wait and judge the content generated over the weekend and see how it stacks up against SceneDaily.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-62629207999398458792012-03-29T18:59:58.191-04:002012-03-29T18:59:58.191-04:00Well now that the switch has happened, it isn'...Well now that the switch has happened, it isn't so bad. The SceneDaily page has a better design and still has Pockrass. So I consider it a wash.<br /><br />The ony thing I don't Iike is that the front page has a photo of Dale Jr. In a chef outfit and they photoshopped a NASCAR and Mtn Dew logo (poorly) on the chef jacket. That is lame,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-45293650981129238692012-03-29T11:15:02.521-04:002012-03-29T11:15:02.521-04:00What Brian wants eventually, is for everyone to dr...What Brian wants eventually, is for everyone to drink the Kool Aid. This is starting to look like the Dark Ages, or a certain country circa 1939....or a better analogy: 1984 by George Orwell...Garrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32255163522833823142012-03-28T21:45:22.626-04:002012-03-28T21:45:22.626-04:00Erik,
I'll have more on this topic Thursday n...Erik,<br /><br />I'll have more on this topic Thursday night. FOX has discussed this very issue many times before. Nothing ever happened.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-69563493288387740332012-03-28T19:45:11.915-04:002012-03-28T19:45:11.915-04:00SPEED may be on its way out as a motor sports chan...SPEED may be on its way out as a motor sports channel as well...The winds of change are blowing<br /><br /><br />John Ourand @Ourand_SBJ <br /> Sources: A Fox plan is to flip Speed, not Fuel, into an all-sports channel to compete with ESPN. Fox has talked with leagues & distributors.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339839010584884211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26662019877509490342012-03-28T17:35:16.404-04:002012-03-28T17:35:16.404-04:00Mr Editor -
Unfortunately these actions are indica...Mr Editor -<br />Unfortunately these actions are indicative of the nature of doing business today and in the recent past ...one-time subscriber to the 'Scene' ...still appreciate the feeling of newsprint in my hands ...and the perspective of a print journalist ...I must say that IMO, Marty Smith has made the transition to broadcast media well<br />Walterw17scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587322614416999020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-71206408834440412422012-03-28T16:26:42.712-04:002012-03-28T16:26:42.712-04:00anon 3:12, ordinarily I might agree with you, but ...anon 3:12, ordinarily I might agree with you, but the problem is that NASCAR (not specifically Brian, but the buck stops with him) *controls* all their media outlets, and controls the reporters who work for other media outlets by providing them access to the garage & pit areas, which they would not have if NASCAR pulls the plug on them. They have been threatened with removal, even fired (back in the day) for saying things that were objective but didn't suck up to NASCAR. For that part of it, NASCAR is responsible. It's not a good time out there for publications, but the readers being aware that they're not always hearing the right story does not help potential customers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-90985245566257056252012-03-28T15:12:31.119-04:002012-03-28T15:12:31.119-04:00I'm not a member of the Brian France fan club,...I'm not a member of the Brian France fan club, but I don't see what in the world he has to do with this. If I start a NASCAR website and eventually it fails, is that Brian France's fault, too?<br /><br />C'mon guys... blaming him for everything you don't like about the sport is going too far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-2002952277525180812012-03-28T13:43:47.384-04:002012-03-28T13:43:47.384-04:00Scene Daily... I will never forget their stupid an...Scene Daily... I will never forget their stupid and pointless "Feud Of The Week" collums... mostly 'cause I posted on them telling them how stupid they were. Got a lot of people who agreed... it was good times!Hotaru1787https://www.blogger.com/profile/00039330762559268246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-86207431739841600372012-03-28T13:29:25.421-04:002012-03-28T13:29:25.421-04:00I am with Buschseries61....Brian does need to get ...I am with Buschseries61....Brian does need to get a clue. Really, does he actually care about the sport? Sure doesn't seem so. Great read JD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22597884596775112822012-03-28T11:09:28.112-04:002012-03-28T11:09:28.112-04:00I think these developments are a continuation of t...I think these developments are a continuation of the drop in the interest in NASCAR. I live where the media, both written and over the air, is based in the Bristol, TN area. Several years ago, NASCAR was the focus of the sports reporting in newscasts and the sports pages because it was the only professional sport within hundreds of miles. That is no longer true. We have occasional pieces on NASCAR but the focus is now on College sports (UT in Knoxville and Va. Tech in Blacksburg) as well as High School Sports. The interest in NASCAR has dropped to an all time low around here.OSBORNKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265276174788619591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-85796099469467519242012-03-28T11:08:43.449-04:002012-03-28T11:08:43.449-04:00Who's going to pay to read the same content in...Who's going to pay to read the same content in print that is available online? Not many, and that is why print today is a changing business. <br /><br />Notice, I didn't say a dead business, but one in transition. More and more companies need to take the time to make their website and content to be made available on a pay basis. You can read the front-the headlines-but in order to get to the meat, you must pay.<br /><br />Its not the businesses fault per see, its the "idea" that the internet provides free information..somewhere, someone has paid the ultimate price in losing their jobs because of it.<br /><br />Mergers usually lead to closures, and this is no different. Sorry to see it go.Fed UPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32650073805468247072012-03-28T10:30:13.033-04:002012-03-28T10:30:13.033-04:00I think it's quality reporting by yourself and...I think it's quality reporting by yourself and other followers of the sport that makes it hard to justify the cost of full time reporters. In a sport that so many people love and follow closely, people outside the paid media (Speed, Fox, TNT, ESPN, and Sirius) just don't seem commercially viable.<br /><br />It would seem as likely you would get people to pay for NASCAR content on the web as to pay for "Pay-per-View" races. I just think you'd lose more people than you'd gain and couldn't gain enough to pay a staff well enough to live off and do it right. So unless NASCAR decides it's in THEIR best interest to underwrite quality reporting I think we're at the end of an era.<br /><br />While on the topic...anyone know how Mike Mulhern is paying for his continued NASCAR coverage? certainly doesn't seem to be any attempt to make the site profitable. Excellent writer, minimal sponsorship (and i don't see a sign he's selling the stories to newspapaer...but I would think he must)SnowdogBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88126507926419298632012-03-28T10:16:35.322-04:002012-03-28T10:16:35.322-04:00Well at least Bob Pockrass got to keep his job. Th...Well at least Bob Pockrass got to keep his job. The guy is one of the best in the business. You know what I like about him? He doesnt get personal with his tweets, just gives the info. People like Jim Utter and Jenna Fryer try to be cute with their tweets, big reason why I do not follow them. <br /><br />Pretty soon though its just going to be a few left. Dustin Long cant even get a job and he is right up there with Bob. Getting to be a sad state of affairs in the media center.Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623901340377966481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-75227272571031091502012-03-28T09:49:40.431-04:002012-03-28T09:49:40.431-04:00It's been clear to me for a long time that obj...It's been clear to me for a long time that objective media is almost impossible to find. Huffington Post is hardly objective. Hard to believe but the Associated Press (AP) is even worse. Nineteen cars failed pre-qualifying inspection at Daytona. Hendrick said three cars including another he sponsored had to have their 'C' posts ground down to pass inspection. No one in the Nascar media asked why only one car got penalized. TDP is the only site I go to for Nascar related news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-63771606521078812712012-03-28T09:22:29.768-04:002012-03-28T09:22:29.768-04:00Really sorry to hear this. Seems there are fewer ...Really sorry to hear this. Seems there are fewer and fewer "independent" outlets for news and information from Nascar. I used the get NASCAR Illustrated but the articles became more like "people" magazine than actual racing information, so I stopped getting it. I liked being able to read articles by the writers who cover NASCAR for a living and I will miss SceneDaily in particular as the information was well done and not sensationalism.<br /><br />Mergers are not always a good thingGinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-3624448217858054142012-03-28T09:12:52.789-04:002012-03-28T09:12:52.789-04:00What a sad loss. I was upset when the NASCAR Scene...What a sad loss. I was upset when the NASCAR Scene ended, now two more good things are also gone. Brian's Big Top Circus needs to get a clue. It's not Brian's fault a company made a series of stupid decisions. But it is Brian's fault that NASCAR's media presence is not what it used to be, it's shrinking rather than expanding. It's a good thing NASCAR is finally finding a direction when it comes to media, hopefully the coming changes help all the media members involved in the sport.Buschseries61noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79703512444140478932012-03-28T08:42:34.117-04:002012-03-28T08:42:34.117-04:00More consolidation in the paid-content online medi...More consolidation in the paid-content online media that is not just limited to sports. The goal, of course, is to find the Holy Grail; the formula that will make the internet pay.<br /><br />I cannot tell you how many meetings/conversations I have been party to in the past year and a half on this general subject.<br /><br />I also cannot tell you how hard I laughed at the reference to HuffPo. I seem to end up there once a day or so, but ONLY when directed there by a specific link to a specific story. Why? Because the site is a mess, hard to navigate and takes forever and a day to full load. If that be one of the models of the future I imagine I shall slowly sink into total and perhaps blissful ignorance.<br /><br />Still, the demise of SceneDaily does not upset me nearly as much as did the end of the weekly print tabloid a tidbit which betrays my age.AncientRacernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-50708263841359342302012-03-28T07:45:13.634-04:002012-03-28T07:45:13.634-04:00Oh my, I am saddened and infuriated at that same t...Oh my, I am saddened and infuriated at that same time. Loved Scene Daily and admired Rowdy.com. I followed both every day for NASCAR news. Phooey on TSN and ACBJ!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030663514138520706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9418045705189033952012-03-28T07:03:14.833-04:002012-03-28T07:03:14.833-04:00I thought something was up when Steve Waid showed ...I thought something was up when Steve Waid showed up on MotorSports Unplugged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16289783437528257692012-03-28T00:01:46.166-04:002012-03-28T00:01:46.166-04:00Wow, I am absolutely shocked. Just a few hours ago...Wow, I am absolutely shocked. Just a few hours ago I was reading the Jeremy Mayfield story (and comment section) at SceneDaily, and there was no hint on the website that it would be closing.<br /><br />SceneDaily has always been my first stop for NASCAR headlines. I find NASCAR.com to be biased towards pro-NASCAR pieces and often omits stories. I find ESPN's NASCAR content to be too gossipy, and far too driven by whichever personality has the byline. I find Jayski to be great, but somewhat overwhelming. When I just want to load a page and right away see the top 3-5 newest stories on the NASCAR beat, SceneDaily was always the place to go. ThatsRacing is okay, but they don't update often and their NASCAR content can sometimes be sparse. <br /><br />Without a doubt, SceneDaily was my #1 stop for NASCAR top news stories. I am really saddened by this.<br /><br />That said, I also don't totally blame TSN or ACBJ. At the end of the day, these are businesses, and if their properties are not bringing in enough income to cover costs, then they need to go. <br /><br />If someone else could find a decent URL, and create a clean and concise page to feature the top half-dozen stories of the day, I still think there is a huge market for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com