I'm going to copy and paste a post I wrote in another thread. I actually started a thread called, "So... is the Beacon Journal going bankrupt, or what?" It's in the General UA & Campus Discussions thread. The links here won't work, you'll have to click over to the original post for working links.
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We know the Zips coverage is laughable from the ABJ. They've got a D-1 university across the street and don't seem capable of giving them reasonable coverage.
Here is the ABJ article from last night's UA-v-YSU game. It's a "Beacon Journal staff report" because... you know... Youngstown is so far away they couldn't be expected to actually send anyone to cover the game.
Ohio.com's Akron -v- Youngstown State game coverage
Now look what the ABJ (Ohio.com) offered for last night's Akron STVM -v- Akron Hoban football playoff game in comparison to what Cleveland.com did. There is no comparison, really.
Ohio.com's Akron STVM -v- Akron Hoban coverage
Cleveland.com's coverage of the Akron STVM -v- Akron Hoban game
Cleveland.com has a game story, and focusses on a Hoban player (a human interest story?! The Beacon Journal has forgotten that those used to be a thing.) and 9... 9!... 9!!!... nine!... nine!!... NINE... NINE... NINE!!! videos!!!
The Beacon sports (lack of) coverage has insulted and upset me for years. But now I'm just worried about Akron actually having a news source at all.