The Blood-Horse today offers a less alarmist view of the trend that has seen the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and others cut or eliminate horse racing coverage. [Thanks to John for the tipoff] The author states that, while the sport has experienced these losses in print, "Today's most engaging conversations about racing's most searing issues are all happening online, and, for the most part, under the radar in loosely structured groups and forums." You mean to say horse racing blogs are not only a valuable ingredient in the horse racing soup, but one of the places where the best flavors are? This is exactly what the Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance is to me. What my compatriots put out day to day commands far more of my attention than all of the industry and mainstream websites & publications combined.
The author goes on to say, "Traditional media gatekeepers are no longer the only trusted authority, and fans are becoming more comfortable with looking outside conventional sources for the real story."
Bloggers, like the great sport of horse racing, suffer an affliction causing us to think we aren't getting any respect. Here, it sounds like we just got some.
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