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Originally Posted by richardmcc2
So, what if all of these Looking Forward posts were to find their way into the sports section of local newspapers? It could be a good move in that it really makes the general public more aware that robot competitions are actually sports. I mean, seriously, ESPN already airs poker tournaments and spelling bees as sports. The only hesitation I might have would be for FIRST to get lost in the mix with the other sports which have all of the trappings and negative aspects that FIRST is trying to avoid. But I think it would be a good thing. What do you think?
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I like the way you're thinking. And that's awesome news to hear about somebody thinking you're reading a "traditional" sports analysis. There would be a slight concern for the media's obsession with finding something bad or derogative in almost everything. But if we're all on the same page, it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
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Originally Posted by richardmcc2
Actually implementing this would be difficult obviously since the media decides what goes where and putting a robotics competition with other sports would be pretty unprecedented, but should this be a goal to strive for?
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Work it. Maybe ask them to do a poll or a test article, get the readers' repsonses. Then they'll most likely be pursuaded to either include or exclude the weekly feature.