Make no mistake, Stuart Scott and Chris Berman will not be covering the high school beats.

The BIG difference is that the ESPN journalists would have greater access to information.

If you don’t care what is on the product, then why are you caring about ESPN being “attached to the name of a media outlet.”

As a athlete, yeah I might like to be covered by ESPN. Obviously, it has more name recognition. As a reader, fan, and someone who wants inside scoop, I want information from local beat writers who have established connections within the organizations. I don’t want the Big Bad Wolf (ESPN) coming into town trying to act like they own the place!

I notice that you conveniently fail to mention the quality of the mom and pop stores.

Just because people who support local enterprises were upset that the MEAN BULLY of Wal-Mart came in and the “mom and pop” stores had to close, it doesn’t mean that the “mom and pop” stores were providing a better product, nor does it mean that Wal-Mart and Home Depot provide a poor product. All it means is that “mom and pop” couldn’t compete.

Personally, I don’t care WHAT the name is on the product, as long as the product is worth buying/using.

Second, which ‘mom and pop’ operation is going to be “chased out” by this? The local outlets are already competing against nationally based affiliates, so this is not a new battle for the localities.