Charlotte Observer is losing both of its Carolina Panthers beat writers

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R.L. Bynum Retweeted Marcel Louis-Jacques

So, the Charlotte Observer is losing both of its Carolina Panthers beat writers.

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Marcel Louis-JacquesVerified account @Marcel_LJ

Some personal news, I‘ll be joining ESPN‘s NFL Nation staff as its new Buffalo Bills reporter starting July 1. The Carolinas have been my home for the past two years & I‘ll always cherish my…

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10:48 AM - 5 Jun 2019

[rayzor]

who?

[therealmjl]

Does it even matter?

[Thunderbird037]

Both? Is Jourdan going somewhere?

[LinvilleGorge]

I have no idea who that is, but this is getting a little ridiculous. The Panthers North are even stealing our unknown beat writers now? I mean, damn.

[t96]

Jourdan is leaving the observer, no clue where she’s going but wouldn’t be shocked if it’s a promotion to something more national...

[TheSpecialJuan]

22 minutes ago, t96 said:

Jourdan is leaving the observer, no clue where she’s going but wouldn’t be shocked if it’s a promotion to something more national...

shame 

[jfra78]

cya barely knew ya

[ImfromClayton]

Wish someone would take David Newton. I think nobody wants to interview him though, for fear of touching his right hand. 

[Adb6368]

I stopped reading when the observer decided it was a smart idea to put a page limit on free reads. I wouldn’t pay a cent to read 95% of their articles. It’s all opinion and little to no new information. The huddle is just as good if not better than the content you can get from them. 

[Jeremy Igo]

Media coverage is changing in a big way around here. If the Panthers could flick a switch and have its own in house Media group be the exclusive provider they would, and each year they move closer to that. 

[La Pantera]

40 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Media coverage is changing in a big way around here. If the Panthers could flick a switch and have its own in house Media group be the exclusive provider they would, and each year they move closer to that. 

And it would be a mistake.

[hepcat]

51 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Media coverage is changing in a big way around here. If the Panthers could flick a switch and have its own in house Media group be the exclusive provider they would, and each year they move closer to that. 

Joe Person becomes the only independent voice of the Panthers?

[Jeremy Igo]

5 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Joe Person becomes the only independent voice of the Panthers?

Not sure. The Athletic is an interesting business model but similar ones have always failed within 3 years.