Brian Moritz
@bmoritz99.bsky.social
Ph.D. Director of journalism MA online programs at St Bonaventure. Writing on Substack at Sports Media Guy. Podcasting about writing at The Other 51. Ellie's dad. Bills/Bonnies/Barça fan. He/Him/His. Print news, raise hell.
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"The road that brought us to the place we are now with legal and accessible gambling came right down East 52nd Street.
But wait ... what if it didn't?
A new rabbit hole this week at Sports Media Guy.
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But wait ... what if it didn't?
A new rabbit hole this week at Sports Media Guy.
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The real birthplace of fantasy sports
I came to midtown looking for a story. The one I found was way cooler.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"The road that brought us to the place we are now with legal and accessible gambling came right down East 52nd Street.
But wait ... what if it didn't?
A new rabbit hole this week at Sports Media Guy.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-real-b...
But wait ... what if it didn't?
A new rabbit hole this week at Sports Media Guy.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-real-b...
"The road that brought us to the place we are now with legal and accessible gambling came right down East 52nd Street.
But wait ... what if it didn't?
A new rabbit hole this week at Sports Media Guy.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-real-b...
But wait ... what if it didn't?
A new rabbit hole this week at Sports Media Guy.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-real-b...
The real birthplace of fantasy sports
I came to midtown looking for a story. The one I found was way cooler.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"The road that brought us to the place we are now with legal and accessible gambling came right down East 52nd Street.
But wait ... what if it didn't?
A new rabbit hole this week at Sports Media Guy.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-real-b...
But wait ... what if it didn't?
A new rabbit hole this week at Sports Media Guy.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-real-b...
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You know what food I hate? Your personal favourite food. Inedible garbage.
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You know what food I hate? Your personal favourite food. Inedible garbage.
I have been having the same candy argument with @jeremylittau.com over like three different platforms. It’s amazing he’s so wrong on so many websites.
Y’all I’m really enjoying the pie discourse.
We have to do more ridiculous shit like this.
We can’t just torture ourselves and each other all day every day with trauma.
It’s good to sometimes have some silly fun and remember that happiness still exists and we should fight for more of it.
We have to do more ridiculous shit like this.
We can’t just torture ourselves and each other all day every day with trauma.
It’s good to sometimes have some silly fun and remember that happiness still exists and we should fight for more of it.
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I have been having the same candy argument with @jeremylittau.com over like three different platforms. It’s amazing he’s so wrong on so many websites.
Going out in a limb with this take today but …
Pie is good.
All types of pie. Bring them all. They’re all fantastic.
Pie is good.
All types of pie. Bring them all. They’re all fantastic.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Going out in a limb with this take today but …
Pie is good.
All types of pie. Bring them all. They’re all fantastic.
Pie is good.
All types of pie. Bring them all. They’re all fantastic.
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
Hey remember when the Bills could have taken Xavier Worthy but they didn’t and they traded down to take Keon Coleman instead?
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hey remember when the Bills could have taken Xavier Worthy but they didn’t and they traded down to take Keon Coleman instead?
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I feel like a scrambling Josh Allen is ska, please do not ask me to explain.
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I feel like a scrambling Josh Allen is ska, please do not ask me to explain.
Oh but why is Sean McDermott like the third or fourth best actor in this bills hallmark movie?
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Oh but why is Sean McDermott like the third or fourth best actor in this bills hallmark movie?
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brandon beane went on radio and called people stupid for questioning if the offense was good enough
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
brandon beane went on radio and called people stupid for questioning if the offense was good enough
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I swear, I feel the defense is constantly been ass in the first half, but then figure it out in the 2nd half. Like every game this year has been that way for the defense except NE/Jets
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I swear, I feel the defense is constantly been ass in the first half, but then figure it out in the 2nd half. Like every game this year has been that way for the defense except NE/Jets
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New at Sports Media Guy: It's easy to cover a game off TV. But there is real value in being at the stadium.
How a single paragraph in @bytimgraham.bsky.social's story teaches a valuable journalism lesson.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-value-...
How a single paragraph in @bytimgraham.bsky.social's story teaches a valuable journalism lesson.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-value-...
The value of being at the stadium
It's easy to cover a game off TV. That doesn't mean it's always best to
sportsmediaguy.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New at Sports Media Guy: It's easy to cover a game off TV. But there is real value in being at the stadium.
How a single paragraph in @bytimgraham.bsky.social's story teaches a valuable journalism lesson.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-value-...
How a single paragraph in @bytimgraham.bsky.social's story teaches a valuable journalism lesson.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-value-...
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Calvin and Hobbes were formative for my sense of humour, and I still dip in and out of Watterson’s strips today. Fantastic article by Luke.
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Calvin and Hobbes were formative for my sense of humour, and I still dip in and out of Watterson’s strips today. Fantastic article by Luke.
Goddamn @jeremylittau.com and @davekarpf.bsky.social for suckering me into reading this.
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Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Goddamn @jeremylittau.com and @davekarpf.bsky.social for suckering me into reading this.
www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
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Reposting this. I'm just so disgusted by what used to be sports media. More interested in betting lines than player suicides. That's not a hot-take opinion. We have the data here. It's a fact.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Sports Media Has Forgotten About CTE Even After Player Deaths
The NFL season has been rife with tragedy—not that the league or its media partners have noticed.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Reposting this. I'm just so disgusted by what used to be sports media. More interested in betting lines than player suicides. That's not a hot-take opinion. We have the data here. It's a fact.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
New at Sports Media Guy: It's easy to cover a game off TV. But there is real value in being at the stadium.
How a single paragraph in @bytimgraham.bsky.social's story teaches a valuable journalism lesson.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-value-...
How a single paragraph in @bytimgraham.bsky.social's story teaches a valuable journalism lesson.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-value-...
The value of being at the stadium
It's easy to cover a game off TV. That doesn't mean it's always best to
sportsmediaguy.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New at Sports Media Guy: It's easy to cover a game off TV. But there is real value in being at the stadium.
How a single paragraph in @bytimgraham.bsky.social's story teaches a valuable journalism lesson.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-value-...
How a single paragraph in @bytimgraham.bsky.social's story teaches a valuable journalism lesson.
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-value-...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
Stereogum Founder Scott Lapatine on the importance of independent media in the age of AI slop and algorithms.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Colleague just got an email that starts: "Here's a polished and respectful letter you can send to your professor"
Email from a student who turned in a ChatGPT essay. Not even looking at the ChatGPT output in the apology 🥴
![Dear [Professor’s Name],
I want to sincerely apologize for my actions regarding my midterm submission.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fs6z2b756buwsdsjkle6utfi/bafkreiecvhzfgr4tlwyy2mvpbvjncqkysytwsxvidaoressh7peonoso3y@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Colleague just got an email that starts: "Here's a polished and respectful letter you can send to your professor"
This great piece from my friend @bytimgraham.bsky.social demonstrates the value of reporters being at the stadium, not covering from TV.
The TV broadcast never showed Coleman on the sidelines, didn't really mention him once.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
The TV broadcast never showed Coleman on the sidelines, didn't really mention him once.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
'It's time for him to grow up': Keon Coleman benched again but Bills offense doesn't need him
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This great piece from my friend @bytimgraham.bsky.social demonstrates the value of reporters being at the stadium, not covering from TV.
The TV broadcast never showed Coleman on the sidelines, didn't really mention him once.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
The TV broadcast never showed Coleman on the sidelines, didn't really mention him once.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Brie Larson‘s “Hey Peter Parker” during the fight in Endgame.
what’s your favorite line delivery
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Brie Larson‘s “Hey Peter Parker” during the fight in Endgame.
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Part 312 – Back Into the Light by The Avett Brothers ✨
The Third Gleam is one of our favorites — perfect for tonight.
#TheDailyChorus #AvettBrothers #BackIntoTheLight
The Third Gleam is one of our favorites — perfect for tonight.
#TheDailyChorus #AvettBrothers #BackIntoTheLight
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Part 312 – Back Into the Light by The Avett Brothers ✨
The Third Gleam is one of our favorites — perfect for tonight.
#TheDailyChorus #AvettBrothers #BackIntoTheLight
The Third Gleam is one of our favorites — perfect for tonight.
#TheDailyChorus #AvettBrothers #BackIntoTheLight
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they really do not like him 😭
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
they really do not like him 😭
Regular reminder that this guy, and the website he founded, are trash.
Dems didn't brand "white dudes" as the "bad guy" as Portnoy suggests. We branded people who support a toxic, hate-filled convicted felon who abuses women and lies constantly about everything as the bad guys, and they just happen to be disproportionately white men.
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Dave Portnoy Says He Turned on Dems Because They Branded 'White Dudes' Society's 'Bad Guy'
Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy said he flipped to supporting Republicans because Democrats branded "white dudes" as the "bad guy" in America during the Biden Administration
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November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Regular reminder that this guy, and the website he founded, are trash.