Made: In the #Bronx, West Philly, #JerseyCity. Work: professional storyteller #BeTheChange Love: @Olympics, wandering, milk chocolate, real books, ambition.
somewhere other than here
Joined January 2010
- Tweets42.9K
- Following189
- Followers715
- Likes484
Pinned Tweet
A sports journalist's job has never been to cover the sport. It's to tell good stories, wherever and however they're uncovered.
That whole "protecting the brand" thing? Maybe that's your business, but it isn't mine.
Sharing things others want hidden is part of the job.
One of the biggest shifts in sports + social right now? Our job isnβt really to cover the sport.
Yes, coverage will always matter to a degree. But if youβre buried in play-by-play, media scrums, and basic blocking + tackling, youβre never getting to great.
Real growth comes from building connection with fans and beyond. That happens through emotion, entertainment, access and personality. Sounds simple. Almost no one does it consistently.
Why? Because it means getting comfortable with the uncomfortable. Saying no to things weβve always done. Getting a different kind of buy-in from athletes and leadership. Protecting the brand, but still letting the work be fun.
Getting to great means we stop overthinking. We trust our gut. We get out of the sports echo chamber. We don't take ourselves too seriously. And we have a pulse on what stops people in their scroll.
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
McDonald's uses 3 different eggs. Only 1 of them is cracked in the restaurant.
The Egg McMuffin gets a Grade A egg cracked into a ring on the grill. The Big Breakfast scramble is poured from a carton of eggs and citric acid. The folded egg on the biscuits and McGriddles is eggs, nonfat milk, modified food starch, salt and citric acid. A supplier cooks it, folds it and flash freezes it. The store warms it on the grill.
Citric acid keeps a cooked egg from going gray on a hot hold, and the starch holds water in a patty that's been frozen and thawed so it doesn't weep on the biscuit. The milk adds volume and softens the bite.
McDonaldβs purchases over 2 billion eggs in the US and Canada a year.
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
The Financial Times is hiring a US sports and leisure correspondent job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/β¦
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
A deep cut in NJ, but elsewhere this would be remembered for generations.
When Jerry Healy first ran for Jersey City mayor in a 2004 special election, someone photographed him passed out on his front porch, naked and drunk.
That was the first of 3 mayoral elections Healy won
A parody of a real-life sign posted by the Wisconsin Elections Commission at polling locations.
cc: Jerramiah Healy (h/t @DrewSav)
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
Walter Koenig, the Russian Crewman Chekov on 'Star Trek,' Dies at 90 hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-β¦
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
Urban walking is not a recognised activity in America. Sidewalks often donβt exist or randomly disappear!
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
Look back at a fabulous #NJSoccer championship weekend, and ahead to the #NJFootball playoffs @dailyrecord subscribe.dailyrecord.com/of⦠#DR @APSE_sportmedia
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
This account is changing the way I eat. Now everything is seasoned with tears.
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
Our disaster volunteers responded to a home #fire on West Side Ave in #JerseyCity, helping 8 people in 4 families with Red Cross emergency assistance for temporary lodging, food, clothing, and other immediate needs. Disaster Health and Disaster Mental Health are also available.
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
You can also go to a public library and have a conversation with a librarian that might help you expand your taste and worldview instead of merely affirming it. Theyβll even let you check out the books for free.
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
In 2021, a Belgian farmer became so annoyed by a 150 kg (330 lb) stone that constantly blocked his tractor, that he moved it.
Unfortunately for him, the stone marked the border with France, and heβd inadvertently made Belgium 2.29 m (7.5 ft) bigger.
1/3
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
I texted my children that we got the puppy theyβve been begging me for and sent them a link with pictures. πΆWhen they clicked on the link, it took them to a webpage that said YOUβRE GROUNDED. Theyβll be spending the weekend retaking our familyβs cybersecurity training course.
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
25 years later, The Great Depression remains a powerful reminder of the pain, passion, and honesty that defined his artistry.β¨β¨Whatβs your favorite DMX album? Let us hear it. πΎ
#TheHipHopMuseum
Jane! is reading a book ππ² retweeted
Staten Island *ALL HANDS* Box 4804
155 Giegerich Ave. Tottenville
STRUCK HIGH PRESSURE GAS MAIN
