In this, the final edition of my interview with Inside Minnesota Soccer’s Brian Quarstad, we continue our discussion of the role of citizen journalism in U.S. soccer media. Where main stream sports outlet have yet to fully develop their editorial voice for soccer, how does citizen journalism help augment meeting the demand for coverage.
Over the last year, Brian has been instrumental in bring his readers the story of the North American Soccer League’s rebirth – bot the Team Owners Association of former USL-1 teams broke away from United Soccer Leagues and formed a new, “reborn” league.
In this final edition of the interview, Brian and I look into the future of soccer coverage in the United States and ask about how citizen journalism fits where major media outlets are facing increasing financial constraints.
[podcast]http://www.pointoneohradio.com/pods/its_20100121.mp3[/podcast]
Also, this is my final episode of Inside the Six.
Note: Inside the Six is a production of myself, Trevor Hayward (executive producer), and World Soccer Reader.
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[...] Richard Farley, a freelance soccer writer and broadcaster, has done a 3 part audio interview with me, Brian Quarstad, concerning this journey of citizen journalism that took me through twists and turns this past year. Please check out Richard’s site for Part 1 of the podcast called “Citizen Journalism and the U.S. Soccer Media, Part I” and Part II. Check back for Part III. [...]