It's from the Canadian Press, which is now owned by a consortium of newspapers, including the Toronto Star (which also published it) and I believe The Globe, among others. They bought CP when it was in some financial trouble because it allowed them a lot of quality filler for the paper from reporters they didn't have to hire. 

I think The National Post is a subscriber, so they have access to the same copy as well. 

This is not that unusual. If you do a search for this story in Google News or any search engine, the same article will come up on literally dozens of newspapers and news services across the country. It's the new reality for a very old business.

This is so very sad and just another example of to hell with a quality informative product just to save some money.   If Wagner was on the road, he would have access to the players pre and post game.  A chance to gather information that could be passed on to listener during the broadcast.  If there is an injury and a new player called up he could get access during BP or post game.   And with just one person in the booth there is no chance to discuss games, players, moves.   We are getting the Coles Notes version of our Major League Baseball team on radio.  This is really cheeseball.

geo wrote:

Am even more surprised (and disappointed) to learn that regardless of the source, another would use it after it ran elsewhere.   These are not inexpensive newspapers.   They're not the Milton Tribune or the Oshawa Express.

YVT  

Surprised & Disappointed 

They've been doing it this way for over a century, since the formation of The Canadian Press in 1917. Other news agencies, such as the Associated Press and Reuters, have been doing it much longer. A common, long-standing and accepted practice. Newspapers can't have reporters everywhere, hence the need for a central news agency.
 

Last edited by Dale Patterson (April 12, 2022 9:33 pm)

geo wrote:

Thank God for talented, self-respecting contributors such as Cathal Kelly & Marty Klinkenberg (Globe 'n Mail), Scott Stinson & Steve Simmons (National Post) and even Rosie DiManno (Toronto Star)

 

Yes, they are columnists, not reporters. Every paper has them. What's your point? Do you not know there's a difference between editorial and news contemt?
 

Last edited by Dale Patterson (April 13, 2022 11:23 pm)

CP is an institution in this country and a necessary component of news gathering. No newspaper, no matter how well off (and there aren't many of those anymore) can be everywhere on earth. CP & AP have correspondents everywhere but the space station (and it wouldn't surprise me if they're not working on that!) 

Their radio division - formerly known as Broadcast News - not only provides hourly newscast updates to stations that otherwise wouldn't have any, but also provides voicers and actualities (short news reports on specific stories and clips from the same) for stations small and large throughout the country. I briefly worked in their voice room one summer a long, long time ago and it was quite an experience. 

They also publish the definitive guide to news copy style in Canada that's followed by just about every network and station. 

They really are an invaluable service and trust me, if they weren't there it wouldn't take long before every listener noticed. 

Turns out Ben Wagner isn't the only baseball play-by-play veteran being kept at home. The other day, I heard him unable to determine whether the Jays hit a home run because it was just of camera range. At least he admitted it on air, saying he couldn't tell and reminding listeners he wasn't actually in the ballpark.

Some MLB broadcasters still aren’t back on the road. Viewers notice.
https://clearthis.page/?u=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/23/masn-broadcasters-remote/
 

torontostan wrote:

Ben has COVID.

Just to be clear, he didn't state that. He's observing protocols as best practice due to "close contact with a positive case":

Quick update #BlueJays fans: I'm in COVID protocols for the next few days due to close contact with a positive case. While I'm out, our TV crew will have you covered on radio and I will be back in the booth as soon as I clear protocols. Stay healthy, go Jays!

Any "calling it from the monitor" setups I've seen have been a little more complicated than something that could be set up in someone's home with little to no notice. Possible, of course, but not if it hadn't been planned for.

peter wrote:

I personally prefer the TV feed.....Wagner should be doing Triple A broadcasts
 

I'd take Ben's play by play over Buck's any day.

Ben Wagner is back in the broadcast booth, but now Dan Shulman is in COVID protocols so he will not be calling the Jays' series in Cleveland. Instead, the TV/radio simulcast will continue with Wagner and Pat Tabler on the call.
https://twitter.com/dshulman_espn/status/1522264481270743040

Here's one thing he's not paid to say - the score. I tuned in randomly during Sunday's game hoping to hear who was winning. They went through a pitching change, the end of an inning and the fill-in back to the Fan while the TV was in a mini-spot.

Not once did anyone tell me what the score was.  Kind of important. 

I'm assuming they show it on screen. But that doesn't work if you're listening on the radio. 

Did I read correctly that Joe Bowen did not travel to Tampa for the Leafs' playoff games there?  He called them off a monitor in Toronto?  If true, that's even worse than what Rogers is doing with Ben Wagner.

Joe has mentioned this over the air on a few occasions. Yesterday he mentioned they were in the Sportsnet studio at "Mount Pleasant & Bloor." What's particularly interesting is how vocal both Wagner and Bowen have been with their displeasure of the arrangement. Especially considering Ben is now solo, it's a shame he doesn't get to go on the road. That, and the Blue Jays terrestrial radio reach is probably one of the largest in the MLB. When it comes to the Maple Leafs, personally I think it's reasonable not to have the radio team travel during the regular season these days.... except that it's now the playoffs. There were several times during yesterday's broadcast on 590 that Joe couldn't tell what exactly was going on (and I don't blame him at all)..... it's a disgrace during the playoffs. Nobody should be guessing. 

alangee wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Here's one thing he's not paid to say - the score. I tuned in randomly during Sunday's game hoping to hear who was winning. They went through a pitching change, the end of an inning and the fill-in back to the Fan while the TV was in a mini-spot.

Not once did anyone tell me what the score was.  Kind of important. 

I'm assuming they show it on screen. But that doesn't work if you're listening on the radio. 

I was thinking the same thing this afternoon when my wife and I were listening to the game in the car on the way home. End of innings - no mention of score. Half the time we didn't know who was pitching.  I know Tom and Jerry are impossible to beat. But in the past I've heard Dan Shulman do radio games on ESPN and he puts anything the Rogers is doing for the Fan590 broadcasts to shame. Radio baseball in Toronto is pretty sad.

 

I thought Dan Shulman would make the simulcast work for exactly that reason. He could have just called a radio game on TV. It’s not rocket science. Saying the score at the same time it appears on the screen isn’t uncommon. It’s almost like they’re told to make the radio broadcast unlistenable on purpose.