Rick Reilly on Leaving Sports Illustrated for ESPN: 'They Want Me for the Column'
FanHouse —
... That was Reilly's answer when I asked him what he thought of the comments John Feinstein made in this Big Lead post. Feinstein says what Reilly does best is write, and ESPN won't get the best use of his talents. Reilly insists that he won't change as a writer, he'll just appear in ESPN the Magazine instead of Sports Illustrated and add some TV work on top of that. ...
Rick Reilly Leaves SI For ESPN
Juiced Sports Blog*: Writing Enhanced by Flaxseed Oil —
... The move is not official until June of 2008. The Big Lead.com was one of the first sources reporting it as fact. The old guard newspaper journalists quickly jumped on the blog in Sports Journalists.com for reporting a "totally fabricated piece of crap." Who would have known it was true? Reilly's departure is a microcosm of what is happening in journalism at large. With the advent of the internet and new media, the old magazine, Sports Illustrated, is having trouble competing with the young and hip ESPN Magazine. As attention spans slow down and shock and awe becomes more ...
SI: Hire Deadspin's Leitch to Replace Reilly
Dan Shanoff —
... Rick Reilly's biggest problem: His relevance has declined precipitously, as was noted at The Big Lead. If you're over 35, you might still think of him as the multiple-time "Sports Writer of the Year" and the lead "identity" of SI. (Even if you think he has lost something off his fastball.) But as someone who is perilously close to the not-so-coveted "Over-35" demographic, I can say with authority: We are hardly the target audience. ...
Should Will Leitch Replace Rick Reilly At Sports Illustrated?
AwfulAnnouncing —
... People have described SI as a sinking ship recently, and like it or not SI the magazine just doesn't appeal to the college aged kiddies nowadays. I'm 29 and I think I'm right at the cusp of people that still get the Magazine and enjoy it, but with ESPN the Magazine out there and all of the online content available....it doesn't look good. It would be a coup at first, but I wouldn't want to be the one tabbed to save the ship if it ever goes down. ...
